Quality of the antimalarial medicine artemether - lumefantrine in 8 cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

abstract：:The annual update of the list of prohibited substances and doping methods as issued by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) allows the implementation of most recent considerations of performance manipulation and emerging therapeutics into human sports doping control programmes. The annual banned-substance review for hu...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Thevis M,Kuuranne T,Geyer H,Schänzer W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of a mass spectrometric method for the unambiguous detection of doping with recombinant human erythropoietins (rhEPO) has been attempted for many years. Unfortunately, progress in this field was hampered by the unavailability of highly purified human endogenous EPOs (urinary[uhEPO], serum/plasma EPO)--a pr...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Reichel C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of reference material is a commonly experienced difficulty among medical and forensic professionals tasked with identifying new psychoactive substances that are encountered for the first time. The identification of newly emerging substances lies at the heart of forensic and clinical analysis, and a proacti...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Brandt SD,Tearavarich R,Dempster N,Cozzi NV,Daley PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of immunosuppressive drugs (ISDs) with a narrow therapeutic index is an increasingly popular tool for minimizing drug toxicity while maximizing the prevention of graft loss and organ rejection. This review focuses on trends regarding analytical methods for the TDM of ISDs since 2011. ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Australia, drug monitoring systems have been in place for more than a decade allowing for the measurement of ongoing trends in drug use and the detection of new drugs. The Drug Trends Unit at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre monitors drugs through four separate systems. The Illicit Drug Reporting Syste...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Burns L,Roxburgh A,Bruno R,Van Buskirk J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005 and 2008, studies reported that cannabis in England had become dominated by the sinsemilla (unseeded female) form. The average potency (Δ9 -tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] content) of this material had doubled over the previous decade. Cannabis resin then circulating contained approximately equal ratios of THC and ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Potter DJ,Hammond K,Tuffnell S,Walker C,Di Forti M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinalysis is well established for drug screening. Various methods of urine adulteration such as dilution, addition of oxidative/reductive chemicals or detergents, and handing over urine-like fluids are used to circumvent a positive screen. Validity parameters such as determination of pH, gravidity, urine temperature,...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Kluge J,Rentzsch L,Remane D,Peters FT,Wissenbach DK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) technical document for erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) analysis (TD2014EPO), double-blotting of serum/plasma samples is mandatory for all analysis by isoelectric focusing (IEF) and for the confirmation procedures (CP) performed by SDS-PAGE or SAR-PAGE. The goal ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Desharnais P,Naud JF,Ayotte C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three legal highs; nitracaine (3-(diethylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropyl 4-nitrobenzoate), methoxypiperamide (MEOP, (4-methoxyphenyl)(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone) and mephtetramine (MTTA, 2-((methylamino)methyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one) appeared in 2013 as new psychoactive substances (NPS) on Internet websites ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Power JD,Scott KR,Gardner EA,Curran McAteer BM,O'Brien JE,Brehon M,Talbot B,Kavanagh PV

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of androgenic-anabolic steroid abuse in equine sports requires knowledge of the drug's metabolism in order to target appropriate metabolites, especially where urine is the matrix of choice. Studying 'designer' steroid metabolism is problematic since it is difficult to obtain ethical approval for in vivo meta...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Clarke A,Scarth J,Teale P,Pearce C,Hillyer L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic compounds prohibited due to their performance-enhancing characteristics. The use of these substances is known to cause health-related issues, which highlights the importance of being able to evaluate the scale of consumption by the general population. However, most available ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Shimko KM,O'Brien JW,Barron L,Kayalar H,Mueller JF,Tscharke BJ,Choi PM,Jiang H,Eaglesham G,Thomas KV

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactive peptides pose a great threat to sports integrity. The detection of these peptides is essential for enforcing their prohibition in sports. Identifying the catabolites of these peptides that are formed ex vivo in plasma may improve their detection. In the present study, the stability of 27 bioactive peptides w...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Guan F,Fay S,Li X,You Y,Robinson MA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docetaxel (DTX) is an anti-cancer compound derived from 10-deacetyl baccatin III which is indicated for treatment of breast, lung, prostate, gastro-esophageal, and head and neck cancers. Epimerization of DTX at the C-7 hydroxyl position has intrigued chemists and has been implicated in loss of potency, as well as in t...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mohsin S,Arellano IH,Choudhury NR,Garg S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reactions involved in the metabolic pathways of SR9009 were characterized by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to identify the most appropriate marker(s) of use. The effects of gender, genetic polymorphism, and drug-drug interaction on the metabolic profile of SR9009 were also evaluated. In vitro app...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mazzarino M,Rizzato N,Stacchini C,de la Torre X,Botrè F

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zolpidem and zopiclone (Z-compounds) are non-benzodiazepine hypnotics of new generation that can be used in drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA). Their determination in biological fluids, mainly urine, is of primary importance; nevertheless, although they are excreted almost entirely as metabolites, available method...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Strano Rossi S,Anzillotti L,Castrignanò E,Frison G,Zancanaro F,Chiarotti M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of protein- or peptide-based performance-enhancing pharmaceuticals has gained increasing attention in sports drug testing in recent decades. Proteases possess a high potential for use in the manipulation of regular urine specimens, interfering with established doping control procedures for proteins o...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Thomas A,Kohler M,Walpurgis K,Schänzer W,Thevis M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to provide preliminary information on the potential impact of metabolic drug-drug interaction on the effectiveness of doping control strategies currently followed by the anti-doping laboratories to detect the intake of prohibited agents. In vitro assays based on the use of human liver mi...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mazzarino M,de la Torre X,Fiacco I,Botrè F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of performance enhancing drugs is a widespread phenomenon in professional and leisure sports. A spectroscopic study was carried out on anabolic tablets labelled as 5 mg methandienone tablets provided by police departments. The analytical approach was based on a two-step methodology: a fast analysis of tablets ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Rebiere H,Ghyselinck C,Lempereur L,Brenier C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workplace drug testing in Europe is governed by a patchwork of legislation--or lack of it. Other difficulties are caused by language, currency and a host of other factors, including the difficulty in defining 'safety critical'. The European Workplace Drug Testing Society's (EWDTS) history and objectives are briefly ou...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Pierce A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of new psychoactive substances (NPS) among them fentanyl derivatives has been reported by the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA). Butyrfentanyl is a new fentanyl derivative whose potency ratio was found to be seven compared to morphine and 0.13 compared to fentanyl. Sev...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Steuer AE,Williner E,Staeheli SN,Kraemer T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new and sensitive multi-residue method (MRM) with detection by LC-MS/MS was developed and validated for the screening, determination, and confirmation of residues of 7 nitroimidazoles and 3 of their metabolites in turkey muscle tissues at concentrations ≥ 0.05 ng/g. The compounds were extracted into a solvent with a...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Boison JO,Asea PA,Matus JL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel poly (vinyl chloride) PVC membrane sensor for Fe(2+) ions is described. The sensor is based on the use of newly synthesized chiral 2,6-bis-(carboxamide methyl ester)pyridine derivative as neutral ionophore in plasticized PVC membrane. The sensor display a fast, stable and near-Nernstian response over a relativ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Abounassif MA,Al-Omar MA,Amr AG,Mostafa GA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) administration has been widely studied for anti-doping purposes in men, whereas only a few studies have been performed in women. In the present study, the impact of DHEA on the steroid profile parameters and their carbon isotopic ratios was explored. Eleven healthy young wom...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Buisson C,Frelat C,Privat K,Martinat N,Audran M,Collomp K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New Psychoactive Substances are now a feature of Australia's recreational drug market. Little is known, however, about the prevalence of use, the characteristics of people who use them and the relationship between the NPS and ecstasy markets. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of NPS use amongst a group...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Burns L,Roxburgh A,Matthews A,Bruno R,Lenton S,Van Buskirk J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an earlier study, we developed two sensitive and reliable procedures for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of methylhexaneamine (MHA) in P. graveolens plant materials and volatile oils. None of the analyzed plant materials or oils sho...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： ElSohly MA,Gul W,Tolbert C,ElSohly KM,Murphy TP,Avula B,Chittiboyina AG,Wang M,Khan IA,Yang M,Guo D,Zhang WD,Su J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method of high sensitive gas chromatographic/time-of-flight mass-spectrometric (GC/TOF-MS) analysis of steroids was developed. Low-resolution TOF-MS instrument (with fast spectral acquisition rate) was used. This method is based on the formation of the silyl derivatives of steroids; exchange of the reagent mixture...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Revelsky AI,Samokhin AS,Virus ED,Rodchenkov GM,Revelsky IA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) is a worldwide problem. Several countries have adopted DUID legislations which prove their deterrent effect and impact on road safety. However, the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and prescription drugs is not known, as the applied roadside screening tests have not ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wille SMR,Richeval C,Nachon-Phanithavong M,Gaulier JM,Di Fazio V,Humbert L,Samyn N,Allorge D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flubromazolam is a triazole benzodiazepine with high potency and long-lasting central nervous system depressant effects; however, limited data about its pharmacokinetics are available. Here, we report in vitro studies of the human flubromazolam metabolism analyzed by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrom...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Noble C,Mardal M,Bjerre Holm N,Stybe Johansen S,Linnet K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate on-site devices to screen for drug intake are critical for establishing whether an individual is driving under the influence of drugs (DUID); however, on-site oral fluid (OF) cocaine device performance is variable. We evaluated the performance of a newly developed benzoylecgonine (BE) test-strip for the Draeg...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Ellefsen KN,Concheiro M,Pirard S,Gorelick DA,Huestis MA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical warfare agents (CWA) are highly toxic compounds which have been produced to kill or hurt people during conflicts or terrorist attacks. Despite the fact that their use is strictly prohibited according to international convention, populations' exposure still recently occurred. Development of markers of exposure...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Spiandore M,Piram A,Lacoste A,Josse D,Doumenq P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00