Point-of-care methods have been developed for the detection of abused drugs in urine. This
article identifies substances, illicit and licit, that are targeted by testing for reasons of medical …

Sensitive and specific assays are available to detect drugs of abuse at the point of care. This
article describes the characteristics of point-of-care devices for drug-of-abuse testing with a …

It is at least a decade since scientists turned their imaginations to creating new compact,
portable test instruments and self-contained test kits that could be used to analyze urine and …

Detecting substance abuse using point-of-care testing (POCT) is a multimillion dollar
business. Generally, such testing is performed using urine as the sample and targets the …

Drug testing outside the laboratory environment has become widespread and provides
presumptive results within minutes of collection of the specimen. This has become …

Point-of-care testing (POCT) has been used for illicit substance screening in several
settings, primarily in law enforcement and drug treatment centers. In this study, we evaluate …

On-site drug tests are becoming increasingly more popular because of their easy test
protocols and instantaneous results. This study evaluates the performance of four on-site …

Background: There is currently a profusion of near-patient testing devices that have been
specifically targeted at drug dependency units and clinics. Some of these devices have been …

Several manufacturers have developed sensitive and specific assays to detect drugs of
abuse at the point of care. The advantages of point of care have made these devices a …

A wide variety of body fluid specimens have been utilized for analysis for the presence of
drugs of abuse. Urine has been and remains the most widely used body fluid specimen for …