Drug Testing by Chemical Analysis of Fingerprint Deposits from Methadone- Maintained Opioid Dependent Patients Using UPLC-MS/MS

Title: Drug Testing by Chemical Analysis of Fingerprint Deposits from Methadone- Maintained Opioid Dependent Patients Using UPLC-MS/MS

Volume: 2 Issue: 4

Author(s): Shana Jacob, Sue Jickells, Kim Wolff and Norman Smith

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Keywords: Chemical analysis, fingerprint, methadone, opioid, UPLCMS/ MS, metabolite, EDDP, drug

Abstract: Chemical analysis of fingerprint deposits from methadone-maintained opioid-dependent patients by UPLCMS/ MS show detectable levels of methadone and its metabolite, EDDP, demonstrating intake of the drug.

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Jacob Shana, Jickells Sue, Wolff Kim and Smith Norman, Drug Testing by Chemical Analysis of Fingerprint Deposits from Methadone- Maintained Opioid Dependent Patients Using UPLC-MS/MS, Drug Metabolism Letters 2008; 2 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187231208786734094