Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Drugs/ Tdm/ Toxicology
Synonym/Aliases
- N/A
Abbreviations
- N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS
Method
IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY
Temp
AMBIENT: 6HOURS; R (2-8℃): 7DAYS; F (-20℃): 14DAYS
Setup
DAILY
Components Parameters
-Not Applicable
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
-NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
URINE
Container/ preservative
CLEAN, LEAK PROOF CONTAINER
Sample volume
AT LEAST 5 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
- NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
DRUG OF ABUSE. BENZODIAZEPINES ARE WIDELY USED AS ANXIOLYTICS, SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS, MUSCLE RELAXANTS AND ANTICONVULSANTS.
Test Limitations / Confounders
THIS TEST CANNOT BE USED TO GIVE THE SPECIFIC RESULT OF AN INDIVIDUAL BENZODIAZEPAM DRUG E.G. DIAZEPAM ONLY.