Drug Metabolism Letters · 2008 · 37 citations · 0 references
PharmacyPharmaceutical AnalysisPharmacologyChromatographic AnalysisMass Spectrometric AnalysisSubstance Use DisordersChemical FingerprintingControlled Substance AnalysisDrug IdentificationOpioid PharmacologyOpioid Use DisorderToxicological Drug ScreeningHair Drug TestingIllicit Drug DetectionMethadone Maintenance TherapyMethadone Maintenance TreatmentMethadone ToxicologyOpioid Analytical ToxicologyPreclinical Drug TestingUrine Opioid Testing
Chemical analysis of fingerprint deposits from methadone-maintained opioid-dependent patients by UPLC-MS/MS show detectable levels of methadone and its metabolite, EDDP, demonstrating intake of the drug.