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Test Code AMPU Amphetamines Drug Screen Urine

Additional Codes

Cerner

NextGen

Tox U Amphetamines Drug Scr

Tox U Amphetamines Drug Scr

Alternate Name(s)

Amphetamines

Ecstasy

MDA (Methylenedioxyamphetamine)

MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)

Methamphetamines (Desoxyn)

Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) Metabolite for Methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) and Methylenedioxymetamphetamine (MDMA)

Speed (Amphetamines)

Methodology

Lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay

Patient Preparation

None

Collection Instructions

Catheterized specimens collected according to clinical policies and procedures

Radom clean catch instructions: Random Urine Collection Instructions

Specimen Requirements

Container

  • Sterile/clean plastic urine container

 or  or 

  • Non-preservative urine tube (BD Vacutainer® Ref #364980)

Stability

Storage

Temperature

Stability

Room Temperature

18-28°C

Assay within 3 hours of collection or store refrigerated.

Refrigerated

 2-8°C

≤ 48 hours

Rejection Criteria

Not Defined

Result Reporting and Reference Values

Negative cut-off is 1000 ng/mL

Reflex Testing

None

Limitations

  • The TOX/SeeTM Drug screen test provides only a qualitative, preliminary analytical result. A secondary analytical method should be used to obtain a confirmed result. Gas chromatography/ Mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the preferred confirmatory method but Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) is also acceptable.
  • There is a possibility that technical or procedural errors, as well as other interfering substances in the urine specimen may cause erroneous results.
  • Adulterants, such as bleach and/or alum, in urine specimens may produce erroneous results regardless of the analytical method used. If adulteration is suspected, the test should be repeated with another urine specimen.
  • A positive result does not indicate level or intoxication, administration route or concentration in urine.
  • A negative result may not necessarily indicate drug-free urine. Negative results can be obtained when drug is present but below the cut-off level of the test.
  • The test does not distinguish between drugs of abuse and certain medications.
  • A positive result might be obtained from certain foods or food supplements.

Useful For

Urine based test for detection of Amphetamines. This test is only a preliminary analytical result. A more specific alternate chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Either Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) or Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) are the preferred confirmatory methods. Clinical considerations and judgements should be applied to any drug of abuse test result.