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Why is oraquick not approved in canada? is it unsafe to use? i was curious and used it and i'm from canada, now i'm worried?
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Oraquick: Oraquick has not been approved in C anada because it ha not undergone rigorous testing. Consequently, there is the possibility of getting false positive or negative results
Answered 7/13/2014
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