Mar 2022 What Did My Patient Actually Take? Codeine Results Interpretation
Codeine is an all-natural opioid that is found in opium and is used pharmaceutically to treat mild to moderately severe...
In Practice: Clinical Insights
Jan 2022 Unpredictability of Counterfeit Drugs
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Aug 2021 Cases of Unusual Buprenorphine Concentrations in Urine Drug Tests: What Does This Mean and Clinical Implications?
Buprenorphine is a semisynthetic opioid with partial agonist activity at the mu-opioid receptor, an effective treatment option for opioid use...
Jun 2021 Finding Fentanyl
Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, buprenorphine, meperidine, methadone and others,1 comprise a class of drugs manufactured in laboratories designed to have...
May 2021 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...
Dec 2020 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 and the specimen...
