Walgreens stocks Identigene home paternity testing kits

SALT LAKE CITY Identigene on Monday announced Walgreens has begun over-the-counter retail sales of the Identigene DNA Paternity Test Kit. Walgreens is also offering the DNA paternity test kits through its Web site, Walgreens.com.

According to the company, more than 60,000 test kits have been purchased at drug store outlets like CVS or Rite Aid in the past year. Rite Aid was the first to stock the kit November 2007. “People with paternity questions responded immediately to purchasing the test kits at their local drug store,” stated Identigene chief operating officer Doug Fogg. “It is a convenient and familiar place for people to buy products they can trust.”