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What did my Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Opioid Results Interpretation
Opioids refer to all-natural, semi-synthetic, and fully-synthetic drugs that target the opioid receptors to reduce pain. Morphine and codeine are found…
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What Did My Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Benzodiazepine Results
Our series on interpreting unexpected results concludes with a discussion on the interpretation of benzodiazepine results from Aegis Sciences Corporation.…
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Designer Opioids and Benzodiazepines
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are a diverse group of synthetic substances created to mimic the effects of scheduled or illicit drugs which vary significantly…
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Emerging Data on Novel Psychoactive Substances and Clinical Effects
Emerging Data on Novel Psychoactive Substances and Clinical Effects Aegis launched an extensive and industry-leading testing menu of Novel Psychoactive…
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What Did My Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Dextromethorphan/Levorphanol Results
Accurate interpretation of dextromethorphan/levorphanol results should take into account the patient’s prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drug regimen…
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Interpretation of Buprenorphine and Naloxone Results: Considerations for Dosage Form and Specimen Type
Buprenorphine prescribing is extremely common across multiple clinical specialties, primarily opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain management treatment providers. …
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Finding Fentanyl
Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, buprenorphine, meperidine, methadone and others,1 comprise a class of drugs manufactured in laboratories designed…