march 23, the reporter of securities times · e company visited several pharmacies in Shanghai and learned that covid-19 antigen detection kits have been sold in some pharmacies, and consumers can buy them through e-commerce platform or directly to pharmacies
some pharmacies are on sale
After several days of pre-sale on the e-commerce platform, the antigen detection kits of some pharmacies in Shanghai have arrived.
march 23, the reporter of company e first purchased the kit produced by Beijing jinwofu Bioengineering Technology Co., Ltd. at a store in Baoshan District of Fumei pharmacy, where the retail price of a single kit is 24.8 yuan
“It just arrived yesterday. We just started selling today. We have sold a lot.” The staff of the store brought a new purchase registration form to the reporter of E company and said that the previous registration form had been filled.
Quanyuantang drugstore has sold kits in many stores in Shanghai. In a store in Baoshan of the drugstore, in addition to the kit produced by jinwolff, it also supplies the kit produced by Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.Ltd(688068) company. The price of Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.Ltd(688068) kit is 24.8 yuan / box, and that of jinwofu is 29.8 yuan / box.
“we have sold a lot of copies today. Some time ago, we made a reservation. The official sales began in the past two days, and many copies have been sold online.” The clerk of a store in quanyuantang drugstore told e company reporters
The kingwhorf kit adopts the latex method. The kit contains a detailed manual, a color detection introduction guide, a sample processing tube containing extract, a cotton swab, a reagent card packaged in aluminum foil bag and a biosafety bag The Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.Ltd(688068) kit adopts colloidal gold method, and the contents are roughly the same as those of kingwolfP align = “center” (contents of kit)
In addition to offline pharmacies, some pharmacies began to sell kits on meituan, Taobao, jd.com and other platforms.
Near the reporter’s residence of E company, a store of Huashi pharmacy sells venozan’s antigen detection kit through meituan app, but the store currently has only 20 copies / box of products, with a price of 447.5 yuan.
in meituan app, there are Wuhan Easy Diagnosis Biomedicine Co.Ltd(002932) , Wanfu and other kit products, which can be delivered by express. The kit produced by Tianjin boosses sold by Ali health pharmacy costs 99 yuan for five people
purchase is strictly registered, and the positive one shall be reported immediately
According to the application scheme for covid-19 virus antigen detection (Trial) issued on March 11, community residents with fever and other conditions, isolated observers and antigen detection needs can purchase antigen detection reagents for self-test through formal channels.
At present, although offline pharmacies in Shanghai are generally open for business, they can’t buy medicine in the store. They can only be taken by the clerk at the door and need to scan the code for registration. The process of purchasing the kit is more strict. It not only needs to scan the code to measure the body temperature, but also needs to register the name, mobile phone number, ID card and home address.
In the process of E company’s reporter’s visit, many pharmacies strictly implemented the above process. “We just register regularly. It’s not clear whether someone will call you. Generally, if there’s no problem, we won’t call you.” Fumei pharmacy staff said.
Different from nucleic acid detection, patients cannot obtain reports after using the kit. At present, it can only be used as a tool for self detection. “The kit can only check itself, but it can’t produce a report. If your unit needs a test report, you still have to go to the hospital for nucleic acid.” The above staff said.
It is mentioned in the instructions attached to the kit of kingwhorf and Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.Ltd(688068) that if there is a positive result, it should be reported immediately and isolated and treated according to the prevention and control regulations.
The covid-19 virus antigen detection application program (Trial Implementation) mentioned that once the antigen result is positive, the positive person should immediately report to the community (Village) where he is located, and the community (Village) should contact the emergency center to transfer him to the medical institution with fever clinic for nucleic acid detection according to the transfer work guide of covid-19 pneumonia related personnel. The sampling swabs, sampling tubes and test cards used by positive personnel are put into sealed bags and transferred to medical institutions for medical waste disposal.
Wu Jinglei, director of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, also introduced on March 20 that negative antigen test cannot replace negative nucleic acid test. If there is positive antigen test, regardless of respiratory tract, fever and other symptoms, it should be reported immediately, and the relevant personnel should be transferred to the medical institution with fever clinic for nucleic acid test according to the specifications.
drugstores may generally arrive in the near future
public information shows that as of March 23, the State Food and drug administration has approved 19 covid-19 virus antigen detection reagent products
The reporter of E company found that at present, about one-third of the stores in Shanghai have begun to sell reagent kits, mainly chain pharmacies and large pharmacies.
One third of the pharmacies are currently out of stock, but are accelerating the distribution of goods, which can be sold today and tomorrow; The arrival time of small and medium-sized non chain pharmacies and Internet pharmacies is uncertain.
“there are no goods yet. The company said it would arrive this Friday and Saturday, but it is not certain whether it will arrive or not.” Baoshan District, a small pharmacy clerk told reporters
“So far, no kits have been sold. Our stores distribute goods according to the company’s notice, but so far, we haven’t received the notice. It’s said that some pharmacies nearby have sold kits. You can go and have a look.” Ding Dang fast medicine store clerk said.
“We received a message this morning that it can arrive this afternoon. You can leave a phone and I’ll call you when the kit arrives.” The clerk of a store in Baoshan of jinguitang drugstore said that the kit to be delivered in the store is produced by Aikang biology, and the price of a single copy is 17 yuan a box.
The staff of a franchise store of Guoda pharmacy told reporters that yesterday, the company had issued a notice and began to distribute kits. “We are franchise stores. I heard that today’s kits have been sent to the direct stores first. The franchise stores haven’t delivered yet. You can buy them at the direct stores.”
The video displayed by the staff member to the reporter showed that there were a large number of boxed kits in the company’s warehouse. The staff then helped to contact a direct store with inventory, but the store said that at present, there are only 20 kits for people, and a single product is on the way.
With the increasing speed of distribution, it is expected that most pharmacies in Shanghai are expected to start selling kits this week.
