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Pharmaceutical
Specialty Toxicology Testing
Toxicological testing of drugs is also available on other fluids other than the more common blood, serum, or
urine, and solids. These include CSF, Stool, Saline, IV Solution, etc. Typical specimen requirements are
minimum of 2 mls (liquid) and/or 2.0 gr (solid). If this is not available, we will work with what you provide us. Most
test can be done on a Stat basis. If available, please provide us with as much information as possible about the
case (i.e. suspected drugs, amount, etc.).
| Test |
Specimen Requirements |
Method |
| Acetaminophen
(Tylenol)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
Amphetamine Screen
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
Antidepressant Screen
|
2 ml min
Amitriptyline, Desipramine, Fluoxetine
(Prozac), Doxepin, Cyclobenzaprine, Imipramine, Nortriptyline
|
GC/MS
GC-TSD |
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Barbiturates Screen
Qualitative
Quantitative,
Amobarbital
Butalbital, Methohexital
Pentobarbital,
Phenobarbital
Pentothal,
Secobarbital |
1 ml min
1 ml min
1.5 ml min
1 ml min
1 ml min
1 ml min
1 ml min
1 ml min |
GC/MS, GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD |
Benzodiazepines Screen
Qualitative
|
5 ml. min
Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium),
Chlordiazepoxid(Librium), Nordiazepam,
Flurazepam (Dalmane), Temazepam,
Oxazepam (Serax), Halcion, Halazepam |
GC-TSD, GC/MS |
| Benzodiazepine
Continued'
Quantitative
Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Diazepam, Flurazepam, Flunitrazepam,
Librium Lorazepam, Midazolam, Temazepam |
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min
2 ml min |
GC-ECD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-TSD
GC-ECD
GC-ECD
GC-TSD |
Clonidine
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS
GC-TSD |
Cocaine
|
(if bodily fluid specimen, includes
metabolites Benzoylecgonine & Methylecgonine)
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
Codeine
|
(if bodily fluid specimen, includes
metabolites Morphine & Hydrocodone)
2 ml min
|
GC-TSD, GC/MS
|
| Cyanide
Qualitative/Quantitative |
4 ml min |
SPEC |
| Cyclobenzaprine
(Flexeril)
|
2.5 ml min
|
GC-TSD, GC/MS |
| Desipramine
(Norpramin)
|
2.5 ml min
|
GC-TSD
GC/MS |
| Doxepin
(Sinequan)
|
2.5 ml min
|
GC-TSD
GC/MS |
| Ephedrine
|
2.5 ml min
|
GC-MS, GC-TSD
|
| Ethosuximide
(Zarontin)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Fentanyl
(Innovar)
|
1 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-GTSD
|
| Fluphenazine
(Antipsychotic)
|
2 ml min.
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Gabapentin
(Neurontin)
|
2 ml min
|
GC-MS, GC-TSD
|
| Haldol
(Haloperidol)
|
2 ml min |
GC-TSD
GC/MS |
| Heroin
(Diacetylmorphine)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Hydrocodone
(Vicodin)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Hydromorphone
(Dilaudid)
|
2 ml min
|
GC-FID, GC/MS
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| Ibuprofen
(Motrin, Advil)
|
2 ml min.
|
GC/MS, GC-FID
|
| Imipramine
(Tofranil)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD |
| Lamotrigine
(Lamictal) |
2 ml min
|
GC/MS
HPLC |
| Lidocaine
(Xylocaine)
|
1 ml min
|
GC-TSD, GC/MS |
| LSD
(Lysergic
Diethylamide)
|
2 ml min
|
GC-TSD, GC/MS
|
| Meperidine
(Demerol)
|
1 ml min
|
GC-TSD
GC/MS |
| Mepivicaine
(Carbocaine)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS
GC/TSD |
Morphine
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS,
GC-TSD
|
Morphine-3-Glucuronide
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS
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Morphine-6-Glucuronide |
2 ml min |
GC/MS
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| Nortriptyline
(Pamelor)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS,
GC-TSD
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| Oxycodone
(Percodan)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Pemoline
(Cylert)
Qualitative ONLY |
2 ml min |
GC/MS, GC-TSD |
| Phenol
Qualitative/Quantitative |
1 ml min |
GC-FID
|
| Phenothiazines Screen Mesoridazine,
Thioridazine, Chlorpromazine
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD, |
| Phenytoin
(Diphenylhydantoin)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD,
GC-FID
|
| Propoxyphene
(Darvon)
|
(If bodily fluid, metabolite of
Norpropoxyphene included)
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Propanolol
(Inderal)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD |
| Prozac
(Fluoxetine)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Pseudoephedrine
(Sudafed)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD,
TLC
|
| Ranitidine
(Zantac) |
2 ml min
|
GC-MS, GC-TSD,
TLC |
| Ritalin
(Methylphenidate)
|
2 ml min
|
GC-MS, GC-TSD,
HPLC
|
| Salicylates
(Aspirin) |
2 ml min
|
GC-MS, GC-TSD |
Strychnine
|
3 ml min |
GC/MS |
Tetracaine
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Tegretol
(Carbamazepine)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
| Theophylline
(Theo-Dur)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
Thiothixine |
2 ml min |
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
Tocainide
(Tonocard)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
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Trimethoprim
|
2 ml min |
GC/MS |
Tolbutamide
|
2 ml min |
GC/MS, GC-TSD
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| Trazodone
(Desyrel)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD
|
Trihexyphenidyl
(Artane)
|
2 ml min |
GC/MS |
Trimipramine
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-TSD,
GC-FID
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| Valproic Acid
(Depakene)
|
2 ml min
|
GC/MS, GC-FID
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