DRUGS
Alcohol
Nicotine
Drugs of Abuse
Drugs in Sport
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SPECIMENS
Blood
Oral Fluid
Saliva
Urine
Sweat
Hair |
DETECTION
Marijuana
Opiates
Amphetamine
Methamphetamine
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine |
TESTING
Screening
Confirmation
On-site
Laboratory |
COMPARISON
Urine
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Oral Fluid |
| GLOSSARY
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Instructions
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Add
three drops of urine to each of the two sample wells and read the
test result after 5
(and within 10) minutes.
A red control line coming up at the top of each window shows
that the test kit is in
working order (shelf life etc).
A red line in the drug window means that the donor has passed
the test for
that particular drug.
A missing line is a preliminary positive
test result, to be GC-MS confirmed.
A vague
line is a borderline result (close to the cut-off level) which is to
be interpreted
negative - in favour of the donor.
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Accuracy - Accuracy - Accuracy
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There
are three main versions of drug testing kits in
use: cassettes/pipettes, cups and dip-sticks. As
there are no requirements from the Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA), and most drug testing kits
look the same, selection of drug testing kits -
for workplace and other critical use - should be
based on FDA clearances and performance studies
in order to avoid "false negative" or
"false positive" test results. In the
various - and independent - performance studies
conducted, AccuSign™ comes out top ranking in accuracy.
The most important quality of AccuSign™ is its sensitivity
to detect drugs which other panels may miss, implicating
that an employee may test negative with other drug
panels but positive with AccuSign™, which can be
an unpleasant surprise for a person arriving at
a (remote) work site employing AccuSign™. Likewise,
the costs and other consequences of having people
stood down, based on a "false positive"
drug screen, speaks for itself.
The assays are also available
as a single test for each of the six drugs, methadone
and nicotine. For
the various cut-off levels applied, see AccuSign™
Single
or download the "Specifications"
from the download page.
AccuSign™ is manufactured by Princeton BioMeditech
Corporation
- a recognised world leader in advanced rapid diagnostic
tests: PBM.
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