title: Screening of blood and urine for drugs of abuse utilizing diagnostic products corporation's Coat-A-Count radioimmunoassay kits.
abstract: Solid-phase radioimmunoassay methods for the uniform analysis in hemolyzed whole blood and urine of opiates, methamphetamine, cocaine, free morphine, and phencyclidine using Coat-A-Count kits available from Diagnostic Products Corporation were tested for cost effectiveness without compromising the reliability of the results. Results indicate these kits are superior in performance in cross-reactivity studies, noted particularly in the methamphetamine assay, labor conservation, and cost-effectiveness to double-antibody radioimmunoassay methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Justice, Toxicology Laboratory, Sacramento, California 95820.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Wade
mesh_terms: D003042:Cocaine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000032:analysis*; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D009294:Narcotics / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D009294:Narcotics; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D008694:Methamphetamine; D003042:Cocaine; D010622:Phencyclidine