The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) checks the validation of COVID-19 rapid self-tests (also known as SARS-CoV-2 self-tests). These may be dispensed to private individuals only by pharmacies.
As of 26 May 2021, the existing MedDO is being terminated and the documents relating to the old law are being replaced by new versions on the Swissmedic website. Changes and newly available documents will be communicated continuously. In view of the large number of documents and the short preparation time between the approval and entry into force (one week), delays may occur in individual cases, particularly for the various language versions (not all specification documents will be available in all languages at the same time).
