NMS to Sell Kit to Test for Blood in the Urinary Tract

NMS Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it will put its EZ Detect Urinary Blood Test on the market for home use no later than May 1.

The Newport Beach company said that each kit, which will retail for $7.50, includes six dipsticks that can detect blood in the urinary tract, which could signal kidney, bladder or prostate trouble.

The company said it obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for both home and physicians’ versions of the tests early in September. The latter version was immediately put on the market, the company said.