Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics offers a complete range of abuse of drugs panel with the addition of five new tests
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson tests for use in the diagnosis and treatment of addiction or overdose. The five new tests complete menu of eight drugs of abuse testing is now available for use in the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System. These tests are used to detect the presence in urine of the following: barbiturates (Barb), benzodiazepines (Benz) Cannabinoids (THC), methadone (METD) Opiates (OP) barbiturates, also known as tranquilizers, sedatives, hypnotic activity are depressed central nervous system.Benzodiazepines are prescribed for the treatment of anxiety disorders or panic, and as a sedative, anticonvulsant or muscle relaxant. They can also be used as a sleep aid. Cannabinoids in the marijuana plant produce a variety of pharmacological
effects such as sedation, euphoria, hallucinations, impaired memory and learning, and temporal distortion. Methadone is a synthetic opioid with narcotic properties / analgesic that is similar to morphine. It is used in the treatment of opiate addiction and in treatment of chronic pain.Opiates are alkaloid compounds that are naturally derived from the poppy plant. Morphine, codeine and heroin are the most common opiates.Drug addiction is a serious problem all over the world. The World Health Organization estimates that about 200,000 people died because of drug abuse in 2000, which world.1 0.4 percent of all deaths in the U.S. alone, there were an estimated two million drug drug abuse emergency room visits in 2004.2 provides a significant financial burden on the health
system each year. It is estimated that by the year 2000 amounted drug abuse in the United States to $ 13 billion in health care costs.The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System allows the consolidation of drug testing (DAT) with routine chemistry tests on a single platform. In addition to the five new DAT assays Vitros 5,1 FS menu includes the DAT, amphetamine, cocaine and metabolites of phencyclidine. These latest product introductions
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