Intracerebral microdialysis coupled to LC-MS/MS for the determination tramadol and its major pharmacologically active metabolite O-desmethyltramadol in rat brain microdialysates.

abstract：:A series of regioisomeric bromodimethoxyamphetamines have mass spectra essentially equivalent to the controlled drug substance 4-Br-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (4-Br-2,5-DMA; DOB); all have molecular weight of 274 and major fragment ions in their electron ionization mass spectra at m/z 44 and m/z 230/232. The trifluoroac...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Maher HM,Awad T,DeRuiter J,Randall Clark C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-(2-Aminopropyl)indole (5-IT) is a psychoactive compound that has recently been associated with several fatal and non-fatal intoxications in a number of European countries. There are indications that acute effects may include symptoms of monoaminergic (e.g. serotonin) toxicity and one mechanism involved in the increa...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Herraiz T,Brandt SD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zebrafish (Danio rerio) water tank (ZWT) approach was investigated as an alternative model for metabolism studies based on six different experiments with four model compounds. Sibutramine was applied for the multivariate optimization of ZWT conditions, also for the comparison of the metabolism among ZWT, humans and mi...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Sardela VF,Anselmo CS,Nunes IKDC,Carneiro GRA,Dos Santos GRC,de Carvalho AR,Labanca BJ,Silva Oliveira D,Ribeiro WD,de Araujo ALD,Padilha MC,de Lima CKF,de Sousa VP,de Aquino Neto FR,Gualberto Pereira HM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amphetamine molecule contains a chiral center and its enantiomers exhibit differences in pharmacological effects, with the S-enantiomer mediating most of the central nervous system stimulating activity. The majority of prescribed amphetamine consists of the pure S-enantiomer, but therapeutic formulations containin...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Havnen H,Hansen M,Spigset O,Hegstad S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study describes an LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantification of the cardiac glycosidic drugs digoxin and digitoxin and several of their metabolites. The assay represents a useful reference method for immunoassay-based tests, which are easily biased by the presence of metabolites of the target analytes or str...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Bylda C,Thiele R,Kobold U,Volmer DA

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) represent one of the most frequently detected classes of prohibited substances in doping controls. Due to their long-lasting beneficial effects on athletic performance, utmost retrospectivity via urine analysis is desirable and accomplished by targeting long-term metabolites of the r...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Schänzer W,Guddat S,Thomas A,Opfermann G,Geyer H,Thevis M

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Urine samples were analyzed for lactose to investigate if elevated lactose concentrations indicate recent (< 48 hours) intravenous abuse of substances containing lactose as an excipient. Elevated lactose levels were found in samples given by patients who had recently injected substances intravenously, verified by fres...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Keltanen TN,Heikman PK,Muhonen LH,Gunnar TO,Ojanperä IA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anabolic-androgenic steroid methylstenbolone (MSTEN; 2α,17α-dimethyl-17β-hydroxy-5α-androst-1-en-3-one) is available as a so-called designer steroid or nutritional supplement. It is occasionally detected in doping control samples, predominantly tested and confirmed as the glucuronic acid conjugate of methylstenbol...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Piper T,Fusshöller G,Schänzer W,Lagojda A,Kuehne D,Thevis M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug and alcohol abuse is a concern for many European companies, especially those having safety-critical jobs. It is not uncommon for European companies to establish a drug policy with little or no provision for drug testing. The European Union (EU) has launched a number of initiatives in its fight against drugs. Ther...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Agius R,Kintz P,European Workplace Drug Testing Society.

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xenon is a modern inhalative anaesthetic with a very low solubility in tissues providing rapid elimination and weaning from anaesthesia. Besides its anaesthetic properties, Xenon promotes the endogenous erythropoietin biosynthesis and thus has been enlisted as prohibited substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Schaefer MS,Piper T,Geyer H,Schneemann J,Neukirchen M,Thevis M,Kienbaum P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxin (RLX) has demonstrated diverse pharmacological effects in various scientific and clinical studies. The emergence of porcine relaxin (pRLX) has raised concerns on the doping potential of pRLX. There have also been speculations in the horseracing industry on its covert use. To control the abuse of pRLX in equine...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wong ASY,Ho ENM,Kwok WH,Leung GNW,Shen Y,Qi RZ,Yue SK,Wan TSM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anabolic steroids are banned substances in equine sports. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) has been the traditional technique for doping control analysis of anabolic steroids in biological samples. Although liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) has become an important technique in doping control,...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wong ASY,Leung GNW,Leung DKK,Wan TSM

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Designer drugs belong to a group of legally or illegally produced substances that are structurally and pharmacologically very similar to illicit drugs. In the past, designer drugs were often used during all-night dance parties, but they are now consumed in multiple settings from college bars to parks to private house ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Karila L,Reynaud M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenylamine is a vasodilator of phenylalkylamine structure and was used for the treatment of angina pectoris, until reports of undesirable effects including ventricular tachycardia led to a decreasing use of the drug in the 1980s. Metabolic N-dealkylation of orally ingested prenylamine can liberate amphetamine in huma...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Beuck S,Sigmund G,Koch A,Schänzer W,Pokrywka A,Kwiatkowska D,Thevis M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, substances such as Mildronate (Meldonium) are not on the radar of anti-doping laboratories as the compound is not explicitly classified as prohibited. However, the anti-ischemic drug Mildronate demonstrates an increase in endurance performance of athletes, improved rehabilitation after exercise, protection ag...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Görgens C,Guddat S,Dib J,Geyer H,Schänzer W,Thevis M

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:The present study demonstrates the applicability of a strategy involving use of liquid chromatography (LC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques for the identification and characterization of minute quantities of degradation products, without their isolation from the reaction matrix in pure fo...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mehta S,Shah RP,Singh S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of corticosteroids, such as betamethasone, in performance horses is tightly regulated. The objective of the current study was to describe the plasma pharmacokinetics of betamethasone as well as time-related urine and synovial fluid concentrations following intra-articular administration to horses. Twelve racin...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Knych HK,Stanley SD,Harrison LM,Mckemie DS

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：:Vaping of synthetic cannabinoids via e-cigarettes is growing in popularity. In the present study, we tentatively identified 12 by-products found in a pure sample of the synthetic cannabinoid Cumyl-5F-PINACA (1-(5-fluoropentyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide), a prevalent new psychoactive substance (...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Münster-Müller S,Matzenbach I,Knepper T,Zimmermann R,Pütz M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphetamine (AMP) is used as an illicit drug and also for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Respective drugs most often contain the enantiomer (S)-AMP as active compound or (S)-AMP is formed from the prodrug lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®) whereas the illicit drug is usually traded as racem...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Binz TM,Williner E,Strajhar P,Dolder PC,Liechti ME,Baumgartner MR,Kraemer T,Steuer AE

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two primary animal models persist for assessing hallucinogenic potential of novel compounds and for examining the pharmacological and neurobiological substrates underlying the actions of classical hallucinogens, the two-lever drug discrimination procedure and the drug-induced head-twitch response (HTR) in rodents. The...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Canal CE,Morgan D

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Harm reduction services, including needle-exchange programmes, have been implemented in Switzerland for over 20 years. Their main aim is to lessen the negative social and/or physical consequences associated with illicit drug consumption and, therefore, improve prevention messages. To this end, knowledge of illicit dru...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Lefrançois E,Augsburger M,Esseiva P

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the appearance of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the 1980s, its expansion and acquisition through the black market has increased, so the detection of its abuse continues to be a challenge. New biomarkers that are more reliable and sensitive, allowing a larger detection window, are still needed. In th...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Ferro P,Ventura R,Pérez-Mañá C,Farré M,Segura J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali, Simaroubaceae) is a medicinal plant endemic to South-East Asia. For centuries, different parts of the plant have been used as a natural remedy to treat fever, hypertension, or sexual insufficiency. Today, Eurycoma longifolia preparations are commercially available and advertised ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Bräuer P,Anielski P,Schwaiger S,Stuppner H,Tran TVA,Vollmer G,Zierau O,Thieme D,Keiler AM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00