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Substance Identification, Various (see comments)
Order Code: SUBID
Epic Lab Code: LAB4102
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Collection Medium:
Miscellaneous container; contact laboratory
Minimum:
Minimum specimen volume:  50 mg
Analytic Time:
2 weeks
Comments:
Acceptable Specimens:  Powder or residue, tablet or residue, vial 
contents or empty vial, unknown substance or residue.

The list of drugs screened for in this unknown specimen include:
acetaminophen, acetone, acetylmorphine, alprazolam, amantadine, 
amitriptyline, amobarbital, amoxapine, amphetamine, antidepressants, 
antipsychotics, barbital, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, benztropine, 
brompheniramine, bupropion, butabarbital, butalbital, caffeine, 
carbamazepine, carisoprodol, chlordiazepoxide, chlorpheniramine, 
chlorpromazine, chlorzoxazone, clomipramine, clonazepam, clozapine, 
cocaine, codeine, cyclobenzaprine, desalkylflurazepam, desipramine, 
desmethyldiazepam, dextromethorphan (as methorphan),diazepam, 
dihydrocodeine, diltiazem, diphenhydramine, doxepin, doxylamine, 
ephedrine, ethosuximide, ethyl alcohol, fentanyl, fluoxetine, 
fluphenazine, flurazepam and metabolite, fluvoxamine, glutethimide, 
guaifenesin, halazepam, haloperidol, heroin, hydrocodone, 
hydromorphone, hydroxyzine, ibuprofen, imipramine, isopropyl alcohol, 
ketoprofen, lidocaine, lorazepam, loxapine, maprotiline, marijuana 
(THC), mefenamic acid, meperidine, mephobarbital, mepivacaine, MDA, 
MDMA, meprobamate, mesoridazine, methadone, methamphetamine, 
methapyrilene, methaqualone, methocarbamol, methorphan, methyl alcohol, 
methylphenidate, methyprylon, metoprolol, midazolam, morphine, 
naproxen, nifedipine, nortriptyline, opiates, orphenadrine, oxaprozin, 
oxazepam, oxycodone, paroxetine, pentazocine, pentobarbital, 
perphenazine, phenacetin, phencyclidine, phenmetrazine, phenobarbital, 
phentermine, phenylpropanolamine, phenytoin, primidone, procainamide, 
procaine, prochlorperazine, promazine, promethazine, propoxphene, 
propranolol, protriptyline, pseudoephedrine, pyrilamine, salicylate, 
secobarbital, sertraline, temazepam, THC (marijuana), theophylline, 
thiopental, thioridazine, tolmetin, tramadol, trazodone, triazolam, 
trifluoperazine, trihexyphenidyl, trimipramine, tripelennamine, 
valproic acid, venlafaxine, and verapamil.  This list is not 
necessarily inclusive of all possible drugs that could be identified.
Methodology:
Immunoassay (IA)
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry(GC/MS)
Confirmation:  Various
CPT Code:
80100, 80101(x15)

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Updated: 03/18/2009

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