Drug monitoring helps to protect and improve the outcome in patients and individuals, who are subjected to one or many drugs for a consistent period. It also helps keep healthcare costs down considerably as the monitoring helps identify the outcome of the drug. At VCTR, we offer screenings and testing to ensure high quality results.
Toxicology Screening (Urine or Oral)
Toxicology screening is another effective drug monitoring technique that ensures a determination of the approximate level or quantity of all the drugs consumed by an individual. This particular test is used for different purposes like drug abuse screening, overdose screening, substance abuse problem screening, and drug intoxication screening.
Testing with LC-MS/MS
LC-MS/MS is a precise and definitive urine/oral drug testing method with a rapid turnaround time. The main purpose of testing with LC-MS/MS is that it helps in identifying a specific metabolite or a drug. An LC-MS/MS is entirely different from that of a screening test method, which comes under the category of a class-based immunoassay testing method.
LC-MS/MS has a rapid turnaround time and is the best mass drug testing method available right now, and is one of the most efficient as well. This testing method is classified under liquid chromatography targeted-tandem mass spectrometry analysis. We have the ability to provide a full confirmation report through the LC-MS/MS technique.
General Information on LC-MS/MS
An LC-MS/MS is one of the most effective modern drug monitoring tools. It is also widely used as the most preferred therapeutic drug monitoring technique. Compared to other drug monitoring and testing methods, LC-MS/MS is proven to be highly sensitive and specific. It is also found to be the only viable drug monitoring technique that helps in quantifying drugs without the natural fluorophores or chromophores.
Accuracy is guaranteed in the LC-MS/MS technique since it involves sample preparation choice, internal standard, column technology, and mass spectrometric state. Modern technological advancements like pipetting robots and solid phase extraction have made LC-MS/MS user-friendly and convenient drug monitoring techniques to be implemented in clinical laboratories.