QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF DRUGS IN BLOOD

The quantitative determination of drugs in blood becomes more and more important. One reason is that threshold values for driving under the influence of drugs are in the discussion. Several points e.g. the differences between blood and serum or active and inactive stereoisomeres must be taken into consideration. The available methods are able to determine drugs with a SD of about 10 percent which is much higher than for the determination of alcohol in blood. It is additionally necessary to lower the limits of detection especially for THC into a range of about 0.5ng per ml with a signal to noise ratio of more than five at this concentration. It is not necessary to prescribed specific methods but internal and external quality control programs are essential elements in quantitative determination of drugs. (a) For the record of the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no 868581.

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• Corporate Authors:

  NH&MRC ROAD ACCIDENT RESEARCH UNIT

  UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
  ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA  Australia  5005
• Authors:
  • KAEFERSTEIN, H
• Conference:
  • ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY - T'95, 13 AUGUST - 18 AUGUST 1995; PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY, ADELAIDE
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 486-90
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood; Conferences; Detection and identification; Detectors; Drivers; Drugs
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• ITRD Terms: 2036: Blood; 8525: Conference; 9115: Detection; 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 8125: Germany
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00731298
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-908204-21-3
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 27 1997 12:00AM