Test Category: Toxicology
Investigation Name:Oral Fluid Drugs of Abuse
Alias or Abbreviation:DOAOF, DOAO
Intro:
Drugs of Abuse in oral fluid can detect recent drug use (typically from 2-48 hours) and is mainly derived from saliva which contains mostly unbound and un-metabolised drugs derived from the blood by passive diffusion. The advantages of using oral fluid include greater detection of the indicative heroin metabolite (6MAM) and also being more difficult to adulterate than urine. This screens for the presence of 32 Drugs of Abuse and legal street highs using UPLC-MS/MS.Pathology Laboratory:Toxicology, City Hospital
Requestable Seperately?No
Lower Reference Range Limit:N/A
Upper Reference Range Limit:N/A
Units:ng/mL
Minimum Sample Volume:400µL of oral fluid
Expected Turnaround Time:24-48 hours post sample receipt.
Test Code:DOAO
Sample Type:
A minimum of 400µL of oral fluid collected into a Sarstedt salivette oral fluid collection device.Complex Reference Range:N/A
Referred to Another Laboratory?No
Storage Requirements:Samples should be sent for analysis at ambient temperature using the normal postal system and then stored at 4oC.
Posting Address / Requirements:Toxicology City Hospital Dudley Road Birmingham B18 7QH
NPEX / PDF Reporting Available:NPEX and PDF reporting available.
EQA Scheme:EQA for oral fluid Drugs of Abuse is provided by LGC Oral Fluid Scheme and are sent every 3 months.
Further information:Contact the laboratory on : Tel: 0121 507 4138
Lead Contact Details:Dr Loretta Ford Consultant Clinical Scientist Toxicology 0121 507 6026
Email Address For Chasing Results:bcpspathology.info@nhs.net / swbh.toxicology@nhs.net
UKAS Reference Number:8407. Accredited to ISO 15189:2012
