The National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) has updated the list of Certified COVID-19 Antigen kits in Nepal. Following COVID-19 Antigen kits are approved for the testing of COVID-19 as per the protocol of COVID-19 testing in Nepal.
List of WHO-EUL certified COVID-19 antigen kits *(Updated date: 2078-01-14)”
| S.No. | Kit Name | Manufacturer | Listed Date | Technique applied |
| 1 | STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test (Nasal) | SD Biosensor,z | 2077-07-05 | Visual read, ICA |
| 2 | Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid (Nasopharyngeal) | Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH | 2078-07-05 | Visual read, ICA |
| 3 | Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid (Nasal) | Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Jena GmbH | 2077-1-14 | Visual read, ICA |
| 4 | Sure Status COVID-19 Antigen Card Test | Premier Medical Corporation Private Limited | 2077-12-10 | Visual read, ICA |
List of US-FDA-EUA certified COVID-19 antigen kits *(Updated date: 2077-01-14)”
| S. No. | Kit name | Manufacturer | Listed Date | Technique Applied |
| 1 | CareStart COVID-19 Antigen test | Access Bio, Inc. | 2077-07-05 | Visual read, ICA |
| 2 | Sofia 2 Flu + SARS Antigen FIA | Quidel Corporation | 2077-07-05 | Instrument read, FIA |
| 3 | BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card | Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough, Inc. | 2077-07-05 | Visual read, ICA |
| 4 | LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test | LumiraDx UK Ltd. | 2077-07-05 | Instrument read,microfluidic FIA |
| 5 | BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 | Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) | 2077-07-05 | Instrument read, MIA |
| 6 | Sofia SARS Antigen FIA | Quidel Corporation | 2077-07-05 | Instrument read, MIA |
| 7 | Sampinute COVID-19 Antigen MIA | Celltrion USA, Inc. | 2077-08-24 | Instrument read, MIA |
| 8 | Quidel’s Quickvue SARS Antigen Kits | Quidel Corporation | 2077-09-15 | Visual read, ICA |
| 9 | Status COVID-19/Flu | Princeton BioMeditech Corp. | 2077-12-10 | Visual read, ICA |
| 10 | Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test | Celltrion USA, Inc. | 2078-01-14 | Visual read, ICA |
| 11 | Omnia SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test | Qorvo Biotechnologies, LLC | 2078-01-14 | Instrument read, BAW, Biosensor |
| 12 | LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 Ag | DiaSorin, Inc. | 2078-01-14 | Instrument read,CLIA |
| 13 | BD Veritor System for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A+B | Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) | 2078-01-14 | Instrument read, Chromatographic Digital Immunoassay |
| 14 | VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Reagent Pack | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | 2078-01-14 | Instrument read,CLIA |
| 15 | Simoa SARS-CoV-2 N Protein Antigen Test | Quanterix Corporation | 2078-01-14 | Instrument read, Paramagnetic Microbead-based Immunoassay |
| 16 | Clip COVID Rapid Antigen Test | Luminostics, Inc. | 2078-01-14 | Instrument read, Lateral flow immunoluminescent assay |
Related information
- WHO Listed: https://extranet.who.int/pqweb/sites/default/files/documents/201215_EUL_SARS-CoV-2_product_list.pdf
- FDA Listed: https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization
*Note: Subject to change. Revision will be updated in NPHL website.
Essential readings
- List of Laboratories for SARS CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in Nepal
- List of Laboratories for COVID19 testing in Nepal (RT-PCR)
- List of COVID-19 Hospitals (COVID-19 Care Units) in Nepal
- National Testing-Guidelines for COVID-19 (Version 5), Nepal (Latest)
- List of Certified COVID-19 Antigen kits in Nepal
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