Drugs of Abuse
The CE-IVD validated solution includes everything, eliminating the need for developing and maintaining several in-house methods or for preparing QC materials for a multitude of analyte compounds. It also provides a significantly higher selectivity and sensitivity than current immunoassays.
- Assay includes 108 drugs and metabolites
- Target Screening and Quantitative Confirmation within the same run
- Run time of 12 minutes
- Simple sample preparation combined with high selectivity and sensitivity
- Internal standards for 98 analytes
Parameter Menu of 108 Drugs
Amphetamine, BDB, Butylone, 2C-B, 2C-I, Cathinone, MBDB, MDA, MDEA, MDMA, MDPV, Mephedrone, Methamphetamine, Methaqualone, Methylone, Methylphenidate, PMA, Ritalinic Acid
Allobarbital, Amobarbital, Barbital, Butalbital, Hexobarbital, Pentobarbital, Phenobarbital, Secbutabarbital, Secobarbital, Thiopental
Alprazolam, 7-Aminoclonazepam, 7-Aminoflunitrazepam, 7-Aminonitrazepam, Bromazepam, Brotizolam, Chlordiazepoxide, Clobazam, Clonazepam, Demoxepam, Desalkylflurazepam, Desmethylflunitrazepam, Diazepam, Estazolam, Flunitrazepam, Flurazepam, Lorazepam, Lormetazepam, Medazepam, Midazolam, Nitrazepam, Norclobazam, Nordiazepam, α-OH-Alprazolam, 3-OH-Bromazepam, α-OH-Midazolam, α-OH-Triazolam, Oxazepam, Prazepam, Temazepam, Triazolam
Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Promethazine, Quetiapine
THC-COOH
Benzoylecgonine, Cocaethylene, Cocaine, Norcocaine
Acetylcodeine, Buprenorphine, Codeine, Dihydrocodeine, EDDP, Fentanyl, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Meconin, Meperidine, Methadone, 6-Monoacetylmorphine, Morphine, Naloxone, Naltrexone, Norbuprenorphine, Norcodeine, Norfentanyl, Normeperidine, Nortapentadol, Nortilidine, O-Desmethyltramadol, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Papaverine, Propoxyphene, Sufentanil, Tapentadol, Thebaine, Tilidine, Tramadol
Zaleplon, Zolpidem, Zopiclone
Ketamine, LSD, Mescaline, Norketamine, O-H-LSD, PCP
2C-B, 2C-I, 3-OH-Bromazepam, 6-Monoacetylmorphine, 7-Aminoclonazepam, 7-Aminoflunitrazepam, 7-Aminonitrazepam, Acetylcodeine, Allobarbital, Alprazolam, Amobarbital, Amphetamine, Barbital, BDB, Benzoylecgonine, Bromazepam, Brotizolam, Buprenorphine, Butalbital, Butylone, Cathinone, Chlordiazepoxide, Clobazam, Clonazepam, Cocaethylene, Cocaine, Codeine, Demoxepam, Desalkylflurazepam, Desmethylflunitrazepam, Diazepam, Dihydrocodeine, EDDP, Estazolam, Fentanyl, Flunitrazepam, Flurazepam, Gabapentin, Hexobarbital, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Ketamine, Lorazepam, Lormetazepam, LSD, MBDB, MDA, MDEA, MDMA, MDPV, Meconin, Medazepam, Meperidine, Mephedrone, Mescaline, Methadone, Methamphetamine, Methaqualone, Methylone, Methylphenidate, Midazolam, Morphine, Naloxone, Naltrexone, Nitrazepam, Norbuprenorphine, Norclobazam, Norcocaine, Norcodeine, Nordiazepam, Norfentanyl, Norketamine, Normeperidine, Nortapentadol, Nortilidine, O-Desmethyltramadol, O-H-LSD, Oxazepam, Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Papaverine, PCP, Pentobarbital, Phenobarbital, PMA, Prazepam, Pregabalin, Promethazine, Propoxyphene, Quetiapine, Ritalinic Acid, Secbutabarbital, Secobarbital, Sufentanil, Tapentadol, Temazepam, THC-COOH, Thebaine, Thiopental, Tilidine, Tramadol, Triazolam, Zaleplon, Zolpidem, Zopiclone, α-OH-Alprazolam, α-OH-Midazolam, α-OH-Triazolam
100% Hydrolysis – 0% Doubt
Many drugs undergo glucuronidation prior to excretion, which requires an enzymatic or acidic hydrolysis – a challenge for most assays and in-house methods. In contrast, the MassTox® Drugs of Abuse Testing assay from Chromsystems includes a carefully selected enzyme that has proven to function with all drugs, including codeine and other substances usually difficult to hydrolyse. This ensures a complete and selective hydrolysis of all drugs covered in the assay.
Proven Accuracy and Reliability
A lab experienced in routine drugs of abuse testing performed a comparative analysis of the MassTox® assay with an LC-MS/MS based inhouse method. Values obtained correspond very well with each other at concentrations within the linearity of the method. This demonstrates the accuracy of data and the suitability of the Chromsystems assay to replace LC-MS/MS based in-house methods in the forensic and clinical laboratory. The MassTox® assay also has been successfully used in proficiency testing schemes of GTFCh, Instand and RfB.
LC-MS/MS: Faster Sample Prep – Lower Workload
A comparison of the utility of the LC-MS/MS assay in the daily routine with GC-MS also has been made. Results not surprisingly demonstrate that LC-MS/MS allows the direct analysis of the specimens and eliminates the need for derivatisation steps. This makes the sample prep much simpler and less time-consuming in comparison to GC-MS. Another advantage is the need for much lower sample volumes. This means: when comparing our LC-MS/MS assay with GC-MS, then it provides comparable data, but with the advantage for LC-MS/MS to offer a faster sample prep and lower sample volumes.
| LC-MS/MS |
GC-MS | |
| Total run time | 12 min | 10-15 min |
| Sample prep time (excluding hydrolysis) | 2 h per day | 6 h per day |
| Sample volume | 50 μl | 1000 - 5000 μl |
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More about Drugs of Abuse Testing
Article: Drugs of Abuse Testing with LC-MS/MS
In this article we compare LC-MS/MS with GC-MS currently considered as gold standard. The benefits of LC-MS/MS are demonstrated and it is shown how a 100% hydrolysis of glucuroniated drugs can be achieved.
TIAFT 2019 - Workshop Review: Drugs of Abuse Testing
At TIAFT 2019, Chromsystems conducted a vendor workshop on drugs of abuse testing. Speaker were Dr Lewis Couchman and Dr Christoph Geffert, reporting on their experience and data evaluation with our drugs of abuse testing LC-MS/MS assay.
Workshop Review - DoA and Antibiotics
Chromsystems Workshop at Analytica 2018: Drugs of abuse testing from screening to confirmation with speaker Katja Ackermann, MVZ Labor 28 (Berlin) and Dr Christoph Geffert from Labor Staber Dresden-Klipphausen. TDM of antibiotics with speaker Prof. Holdenrieder at the German Heart Centre (Munich) and Dr Heike Schneider from the Klinikum rechts der Isar (Munich).