Background: The sensitivity and selectivity of a colloidal metal immunoassay device
(Triage® Plus TCA) which is designed for the rapid detection of tricyclic antidepressant …

Patients taking tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) can experience toxicity or severe side effects.
As a rapid and less technically demanding alternative to quantitative serum analysis, most …

The performance of an enzyme immunoassay kit (EMIT) to diagnose intoxications with
tricyclic antidepressants was compared with a high performance liquid chromatography …

Human urine was tested for tricyclic antidepressants with fluorescence polarization
immunoassay (FPIA) reagents on Abbott's ADx system and with EIA reagents on Syva's ETS …

The EMIT® st assay for tricyclic antidepressant drugs (TADs) was evaluated for use as a
screening technique in the detection of these drugs in serum or plasma. The qualitative …

A simple, rapid, and sensitive method for the direct detection of tricyclic antidepressant drugs
in whole hemolyzed blood using an enzyme immunoassay technique is described. A …

Chromatography (gas and liquid) and immunoassays are used for monitoring the commonly
prescribed tricyclic antidepressants. Many commercially available immunoassays are known …

The EMITtox serum tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) assay is intended for use with serum or
plasma. Currently, there are no commercially available immunoassay kits available for the …

Background: Drug toxicological screening is commonly used as a diagnostic tool in patients
with suspected toxic ingestion. False positive results due to cross-reactive compounds in …

Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) overdose is a common, potentially life-threatening finding in
patients seen in emergency departments. There is a need to rapidly differentiate the TCA …