Drug testing and adherence monitoring in pain management: Oral fluid testing.
A review of the utility of oral fluid in drug testing and adherence monitoring in pain management is presented. The article includes a description of the "State of the Art"; drug deposition; advantages and drawbacks of oral fluid testing; and overall related literature.
VP, Toxicology Research and Development, Immunalysis Corporation, Pomona, California.
Christine
C
Moore
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D015415:Biomarkers