CO PROCHECK Ferritin Rapid Test Cassette

1. Wash your hands with soap and rinse with clear warm water. 2. Bring the pouch to room temperature before opening it. Open the foil pouch and get out the cassette. 3. Carefully pull off and dispose the released cap of the lancet. 4. Use the provided alcohol pad to clean the fingertip of the middle or ring finger as the puncture site. 5. Press the lancet, on the side from where the cap was extracted; against the fingertip (it is advisable the ring finger side). The tip retracts automatically and safely after use. 6. Keeping the hand down massage the end that was pricked to obtain a blood drop. 7. Without squeezing the capillary dropper bulb, put it in contact with the blood. The blood migrates into the capillary dropper through the capillarity to the line indicated on the capillary dropper. You may massage again your finger to obtain more blood if the line is not reached. As far as possible, avoid air bubbles. 8. Put the blood collected into the sample well of the cassette, by squeezing the dropper bulb. 9. Wait for the blood to be totally dispensed in the well. Unscrew the cap of the buffer bottle and add 1 drop of buffer into the sample well of the cassette. 10. Wait for the coloured line(s) to appear. Read results at 5 minutes. Do not interpret the result after 10 minutes.

For self-testing in vitro diagnostic use only. • Do not eat, drink or smoke in the area where the specimens or kits are handled. • Store in a dry place at 2-30°C, avoiding areas of excess moisture. If the foil packaging is damaged or has been opened, please do not use. • This test kit is intended to be used as a preliminary test only and repeatedly abnormal results should be discussed with a doctor or medical professional. • Follow the indicated time strictly. • Use the test only once. Do not dismantle and touch the test window of the test cassette. • The kit must not be frozen or used after the expiration date printed on the package. • Keep out of the reach of children. • The used test should be discarded according to local regulations. • The fingerstick blood collected should be tested immediately; otherwise, the blood clotting may lead to a wrong result. • The test should not be performed in case of disease, acute inflammation or in case of spleen or liver injury. Abnormal results can be obtained even in the case of no iron deficiency situation.

Chemists’ Own PROCHECK Ferritin Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood) is a rapid test for the qualitative detection of ferritin in human fingerstick blood for iron deficiency anemia.The Ferritin Rapid Test cassette (Whole Blood) has a blood ferritin cut-off concentration of 30 ng/mL. A secondary analytical method must be used
to obtain a confirmed result.

For symptoms of iron deficiency include:
Tiredness
Hair Loss
Weakness
Brittle Nails