Determination of cocaine, cocaine metabolites and cannabinoids in single hairs by MALDI Fourier transform mass spectrometry--preliminary results.

abstract：:Meconium drug testing is a non-invasive method to detect prenatal drug exposure, which can cause severe problems for the infant, indicating the need for follow-up measures to ensure the welfare of the child. Meconium samples for drug testing were collected from 143 infants as part of routine clinical work among addict...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Launiainen T,Nupponen I,Halmesmäki E,Ojanperä I

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimethoprim (TMP) is a bacteriostatic antibiotic mainly used in the prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections. It belongs to the class of chemotherapeutic agents known as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors. Its use is associated with idiosyncratic reactions, including liver toxicity and agranulocytosis. I...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Rajith L,Kumar KG

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Therapeutic drug concentrations measured in plasma are of limited value as reference intervals for interpretation in post-mortem (PM) toxicology. In this study, drug concentration distributions were studied in PM femoral venous blood from 57 903 Finnish autopsy cases representing all causes of death during an 11-year ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Launiainen T,Ojanperä I

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal ion coordination ionspray (M(+) CIS) ionization is a powerful technique to enhance ionization efficiency and sensitivity. In this study, we developed and validated an analytical method for simultaneous ionization and analysis of 84 anabolic androgenic steroids (65 exogenous and 19 endogenous) using liquid chroma...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Kim SH,Cha EJ,Lee KM,Kim HJ,Kwon OS,Lee J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowing that polyunsaturated fatty acids can lead to the formation of potentially toxic aldehydes as secondary oxidation products, an analytical method using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) detection was developed to measure the concentration of eight aldehydes in animal feed: malo...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Douny C,Bayram P,Brose F,Degand G,Scippo ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) delta and adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinases (AMPKs) regulate the metabolic and contractile characteristics of myofibres. PPAR proteins are nuclear receptors that function as transcription factors and regulate the expression of multiple genes. AMPK...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Sanchis-Gomar F,Pareja-Galeano H,Martinez-Bello VE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard treatment of poisoning by organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents with atropine and oximes lacks efficacy with some nerve agents. Promising in vitro and in vivo results were obtained with the bispyridinium compound SAD-128 which was partly attributed to its interaction with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Previ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Niessen KV,Tattersall JE,Timperley CM,Bird M,Green C,Thiermann H,Worek F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and piperaquine (PPQ) are two drugs used in an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). The circulation of counterfeit antimalarial drugs demands the development of simple, point-of-care (POC) tests for monitoring drug quality. Here we aimed to design an antibody-based lateral flow dipstic...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Ning X,Tan G,Chen X,Wang M,Wang B,Cui L

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Indole-, indazole-, or azaindole-based synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), bearing a cumyl substituent are a widespread, recreationally used subgroup of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The latest cumyl-derivative, CUMYL-PEGACLONE, emerged in December 2016 on the German drug market. The substance features a novel γ-carbol...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mogler L,Wilde M,Huppertz LM,Weinfurtner G,Franz F,Auwärter V

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Synthetic cannabinoids are a group of psychoactive drugs presently widespread among drug users in Europe. Analytical methods to measure these compounds in urine are in demand as urine is a preferred matrix for drug testing. For most synthetic cannabinoids, the parent compounds are rarely detected in urine. Therefore u...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Vikingsson S,Gréen H,Brinkhagen L,Mukhtar S,Josefsson M

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：: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：: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：:The evolving nature of new psychoactive substances (NPS) - often referred to as 'legal highs', 'designer drugs' or 'bath salts' - presents an evolving challenge for toxicologists. Apart from the detection and identification of these compounds, further analytical challenges may arise from the presence of possible metab...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Soh YN,Elliott S

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Oral fluid (OF) is an important matrix for monitoring drugs. Smoking cannabis is common, but vaporization and edible consumption also are popular. OF pharmacokinetics are available for controlled smoked cannabis, but few data exist for vaporized and oral routes. Frequent and occasional cannabis smokers were recruited ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Swortwood MJ,Newmeyer MN,Andersson M,Abulseoud OA,Scheidweiler KB,Huestis MA

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:At present, there is a growing trend toward the intentional adulteration of dietary supplements (DS) with synthetic pharmaceuticals, which represents an alarming emerging risk to consumers and a serious problem for regulatory agencies. An amazing array of synthetic drugs and their analogues have been reported as adult...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Muschietti L,Redko F,Ulloa J

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：: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：: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：:Musk, the dried secretion of the musk pod (sac) of adult male musk deer, has been used as traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China and south-east Asian countries for thousands of years. Due to the anabolic steroid component in this TCM, musk preparations have been included in the list of medical products containing...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wang J,He Y,Liu X,Yang Z,Yang W

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：: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：:Even though hair analysis often seems to be the best choice for retrospective monitoring of cocaine intake, differentiating between incorporated cocaine and external contamination is widely debated. In this study we report results obtained in 90 hair samples from addicts. All samples were analyzed for cocaine, benzoyl...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Gambelunghe C,Rossi R,Aroni K,Gili A,Bacci M,Pascali V,Fucci N

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct alcohol marker ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is widely used for the assessment of alcohol consumption behavior and abstinence monitoring by hair analysis. We investigated the influence of chlorinated swimming pool water on EtG concentrations in hair in comparison to deionized water (Milli-Q) containing no chlorin...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Luginbühl M,Nussbaumer S,Weinmann W

更新日期：2018-04-01 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