Open AccessDevelopment and clinical evaluation of a dried urine spot method for detection of morphine among opioid users
Author(s) -
Raka Jain,
Rizwana Quraishi,
Anjeet Verma,
Atul Ambekar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_305_18
Subject(s) - chromatography , urine , spots , morphine , opiate , medicine , solvent , chemistry , pharmacology , pathology , organic chemistry , receptor
In recent years, drug testing in body fluids has gained popularity for validating self-reported drug use. The storage and transportation of urine specimens is a major concern for remote areas where the facilities for performing drug abuse testing are lacking.