Background The direct detection of drugs and metabolites in urine using a targeted panel
offers sensitive and specific detection in comparison to the traditional approach to urine drug …

Urine drug testing is an important tool that is commonly used to assess patient compliance
with prescription regimens. Point-of-collection immunoassay devices allow for timely …

Urine drug screening is a common way to test for compliance with medications having high
abuse potential. False-negatives and false-positives from immunoassays can lead to …

Background: To expand appropriate use of substance use testing, practitioners must
increase their knowledge of the appropriate methodology, scope, and frequency. Yet, there …

A comparison of five non-instrumented urine drug-testing devices was performed using a
challenging clinical specimen set with drug concentrations close to the immunoassay …

Urine drug testing is an essential component of monitoring patients who are receiving long-
term opioid therapy, and it has been suggested for patients receiving long-term …

The terms 'false-positive'and 'false-negative'are widely used in discussions of urine drug test
(UDT) results. These terms are inadequate because they are used in different ways by …

Abstract Point-of-care (POC) urine drug screening (UDS) assays provide immediate
information for patient management. However, POC UDS assays can produce false-positive …

Urine drug testing by immunoassay is widely used to detect nonmedical drug use and to
monitor patients prescribed controlled substances. A key attribute of urine drug testing …

Urine drug testing is frequently used in clinical, employment, educational, and legal settings
and misinterpretation of test results can result in significant adverse consequences for the …