Discrimination between patterns of drug exposure by toxicological analysis of decomposed skeletal tissues. Part II: Amitriptyline and citalopram.

abstract：:In order to achieve accurate quantitation of drugs and metabolites (analytes) in complex matrices, 2H- (and less commonly 13C-) labeled analogues of the analytes are now routinely adapted as the internal standards (IS) using linear calibration models to fit data generated by selected ion monitoring gas chromatography-...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Whiting TC,Liu RH,Chang WT,Bodapati MR

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selegiline (SE) is a selective, irreversible monoamine oxidase-B inhibitor, used for reducing symptoms in early-stage Parkinson's disease. The metabolites of SE include l-methamphetamine, l-amphetamine and desmethylselegiline (DSE). The stereoisomers of SE metabolites, d-methamphetamine and d-amphetamine are highly ad...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Shin I,Choi H,Kang S,Kim J,Park Y,Yang W

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and reproducible gas chromatographic procedure for the quantitative determination of urinary o-cresol is described. The first step involves acid hydrolysis (2N HCl, 100 degrees C, 10 min), which yields unconjugated o-cresol. After extraction (methylene chloride, pH 2), the organic layer is concentrated by ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Truchon G,Tardif R,Brodeur J

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First synthesized in 1970, propafenone is a frequently used 1C antiarrhythmic drug metabolized into two major metabolites, 5-hydroxypropafenone and norpropafenone. Paradoxically, fatal intoxication is rarely described, and only six cases have been reported in the literature. We report our experience with two patients ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Clarot F,Goullé JP,Horst M,Vaz E,Lacroix C,Proust B

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to drugs and toxins is a major cause for the rising number of emergency department visits each year. Immunoassays are commonly used in the emergency department to provide rapid turnaround time for acute care. The purpose of this study was to compare two automated immunoassay chemistry analyzers to determine w...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Johnson-Davis KL,Thompson CD,Clark CJ,McMillin GA,Lehman CM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six separate methods to detect oxidants in urine were developed. The presence of the oxidants was established by initial oxidation of ferrous to ferric ion and detecting the ferric by chromogenic oxidation or complex formation. The reagents for chromogenic oxidation were N,N-dimethylamoino-1,4-phenylenediamine (DMPDA)...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Paul BD

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a possible suicide by overdosage with diltiazem. The decreased, a 39-year-old male who had been under treatment for an unidentified heart condition, was discovered on the bathroom floor in his residence. Comprehensive drug screens performed on available postmortem specimens revealed the presence ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kalin JR,Wood KM,Lee AJ

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a part of ongoing testing of personnel preparing training aids for drug detection dogs at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Regional Forensic Laboratory, personnel handling methamphetamine (MTH) were subject to voluntary urine drug testing. This provided a model of potential unwitting or environmental exposu...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Stout PR,Horn CK,Klette KL,Given J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a method that permits the simultaneous analysis of carbamazepine (CBZ) and its major biotransformation products, carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-E) and carbamazepine-10,11-dihydroxide (CBZ-diOH), in plasma samples. The method consists of plasma extraction in alkaline medium with NaCl added using chloroform...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bonato PS,Lanchote VL,de Carvalho D,Achê P

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of drugs in hair differs from their analysis in other tissues due to the extended detection window, as well as the opportunity that segmental hair analysis offers for the detection of changes in drug intake over time. The antipsychotic drug chlorprothixene is widely used, but few reports exist on chlorprothix...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Günther KN,Johansen SS,Wicktor P,Banner J,Linnet K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for emerging drugs of abuse, specifically synthetic cathinones and synthetic cannabinoids, is difficult for high-throughput laboratories as immunoassay kits are often unavailable. Consequently, most laboratories employ liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) screening, which can be complex ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Neifeld JR,Regester LE,Holler JM,Vorce SP,Magluilo J Jr,Ramos G,Bosy TZ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of N-benzylpiperazine (BZP), a recently scheduled designer drug, in the rat has been studied by analyzing its urinary metabolites. p-Hydroxy-BZP (p-OH-BZP) was unequivocally identified as the main metabolite along with a minor metabolite m-hydroxy-BZP (m-OH-BZP), using gas chromatography-mass spectromet...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Tsutsumi H,Katagi M,Miki A,Shima N,Kamata T,Nakajima K,Inoue H,Kishi T,Tsuchihashi H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylhexan-1-one (4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinohexanophenone, MPHP) is a new designer drug that appeared on the illicit drug market. It is mainly metabolized to 4'-hydroxymethyl-alpha-pyrrolidinohexanophenone (HO-MPHP) followed by oxidation to the respective carboxylic acid. For studies on...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Peters FT,Dragan CA,Kauffels A,Schwaninger AE,Zapp J,Bureik M,Maurer HH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an endogenous compound, but its presence in postmortem blood presents a challenge when interpreting elevated levels as GHB is misused as a recreational drug and is also produced postmortem. A total of 387 postmortem cases (273 male and 114 female) submitted to the toxicology laboratory b...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Korb AS,Cooper G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous analysis of eight frequently used benzodiazepines and some of their metabolites in postmortem samples. The method includes a liquid-liquid extraction with n-hexane-ethyl acetate (70:30, v/v), gradient elution of a C8 reversed-phas...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Lambert WE,Meyer E,Xue-Ping Y,De Leenheer AP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a method for the detection and quantitation of drugs of abuse in oral fluids. Fortified oral fluid samples (made in-house) and samples from donors collected with Quantasil oral fluid collection kits from Immunalysis were screened on an Olympus 5400 using reagent...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kala SV,Harris SE,Freijo TD,Gerlich S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-mg dose of cocaine free base applied to the volar forearm skin surface of a volunteer resulted in a maximal urinary benzoylecgonine concentration of 55 ng/mL at 48 h, using discrete urine specimens. A total of 58 micrograms of benzoylecgonine, representing 1.2% of the dose, was excreted in the 96-h urine. An ident...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Baselt RC,Chang JY,Yoshikawa DM

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A relatively simple procedure for the determination of carboxyhemoglobin percent saturation in postmortem samples is described. The procedure involves a quick and accurate method for calibration of the gas chromatograph to carbon monoxide. The mixed gases are extracted from blood prior to introduction into the gas chr...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Hobbs LD,Jachimczyk JA,Schloegel EL

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuing our previous studies analyzing drugs of abuse in municipal wastewater, a method was developed for the analysis of opiates in wastewater samples using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS). Eight opiate drugs and metabolites were analyzed including codeine, hydrocodone, hydro...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Gul W,Stamper B,Godfrey M,Gul SW,ElSohly MA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was used for the detection of etodolac in equine serum and urine. The method consisted of a one-step liquid-liquid extraction, separation on a reversed-phase (RP-18) column and detection using an ultraviolet detector. Additional confirmation methods included a HPLC coup...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Koupai-Abyazani MR,Esaw B,Laviolette B

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe herewith the case of a patient presenting to the emergency department for worsening ear-nose-throat symptoms. As chemsex was evocated by the family, patient's serum was submitted to a new psychoactive substances screening. After a simple liquid liquid extraction, serum was injected on a high-resolution mas...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Deville M,Dubois N,Charlier C

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from previous experimental studies on the detection time of oxazepam and zopiclone in biological matrices are limited. The aim of this study was to examine the detection time in urine and oral fluid after single oral doses of oxazepam and zopiclone. Ten healthy volunteers received 25 mg of oxazepam in the evening...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bruun LD,Kjeldstadli K,Temte V,Birdal M,Bachs L,Langødegård M,Strand DH,Gaare KI,Øiestad E,Høiseth G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclizine is an antihistamine with sedative effect used to treat motion sickness. A few studies have reported on cyclizine abuse among teenagers, and cyclizine abuse has been reported among opioid dependants receiving methadone, with the combination having been reported to produce strong psychoactive effects. Few repo...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Arnestad M,Eldor KB,Stray-Pedersen A,Bachs L,Karinen R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fentanyl is a potent, short-acting narcotic analgesic widely used as a surgical anesthetic and for the control of pain when administered in the form of a transdermal patch. The success of the patch can be attributed to fentanyl's low molecular weight and its highly lipophilic nature, which enables it to be readily abs...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Anderson DT,Muto JJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Part I. Expert 4: The object of this study was to investigate the applicability of commercially available expert system shells to interpretation in forensic toxicology. Amitriptyline toxicology was selected as a pilot trial. Blood and tissue concentrations of amitriptyline and nortriptyline in fatal and nonfatal amitr...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Spiehler V,Spiehler E,Osselton MD

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man known to consume illegal drugs was found dead in his apartment. A reclosable plastic zipper bag containing several hundred milligrams of a brown powder was found close to the dead body and the first assumption of the investigators was death due to heroin intoxication. Therefore, a legal autopsy was o...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Dussy FE,Hangartner S,Hamberg C,Berchtold C,Scherer U,Schlotterbeck G,Wyler D,Briellmann TA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HR-MS) for urine toxicology screening, 29 analytes were quantitated in 152 urine specimens from patients with chronic pain using two unique mass spectrometry platforms. De-identified specimens were quantitated in April of 2011 by liquid chromatogr...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Crews BO,Pesce AJ,West R,Nguyen H,Fitzgerald RL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hair screening method has been developed for the detection of methamphetamine using an immunoassay analyzer (AxSYM) with a fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) technique. The method consisted of washing, cutting and digesting a hair sample (5 mg) with an enzymatic digestion solution. The digested hair sample...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cheong JC,Suh S,Ko BJ,Lee JI,Kim JY,Suh YJ,In MK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of biological specimens collected at autopsy for the presence of exogenous insulin(s) is of special interest in select death investigations as they may be suspected in the cause of a death. Technical challenges include the limited stability of insulin, and the forensic requirement of differentiating endog...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Legg KM,Labay LM,Aiken SS,Logan BK

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rapid Stat assay, a point-of-collection drug-testing device for detection of amphetamines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates, methadone, and benzodiazepines in oral fluid, was evaluated for cannabis and amphetamine-type stimulants. The Rapid Stat tests (n = 134) were applied by police officers in routine traffic chec...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Röhrich J,Zörntlein S,Becker J,Urban R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00