Urine Drugs of Abuse Screen

Code:
UTOX

Sample Type:

Urine (random) – plain, no preservative

Ref Ranges/Units:

Reported as positive or negative. 

Cut-offs used are from European Workplace Drug Testing Society: European Guidelines for Workplace Drug Testing in Urine. 2022-10 Version 3.0 

Turnaround:

Same day. If confirmatory testing required, within 1 week.

Special Precautions/Comments:

The standard drugs of abuse screen does not include cannabis (THC) or buprenorphine (Subutex). If you require these, please ensure you select the appropriate requesting profile.

Additional Information:

Includes:  

  • Opiates – morphine, 6-monoacetyl morphine (6-MAM), codeine, dihydrocodeine 
  • Amphetamines – amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDA, MDMA, MDEA 
  • Cocaine metabolites – benzoylecgonine (BE) 
  • Methadone metabolites – EDDP 
  • Cannabis (THC) – not part of standard screen (if required, please select UTOXA)
  • Buprenorphine – not part of standard screen (if required, please select UTOXBUP)

Positive opiate and amphetamine screens will be confirmed.  

Where spiking is suspected due to the presence of drugs without their metabolites, comments will be added to the report. 

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