10 assays for drug abuse screening and toxicology announced by Abbott Laboratories
"Clinical chemistry continues to be an important focus for our business. These tests are critical to expanding our diagnostic test menus as they are used by emergency departments and in a variety of lab environments including those performing employee drug screening," said Douglas C. Bryant, vice president, Global Commercial Operations, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Laboratories. "By offering these tests on multiple systems, we're able to support today's increasing demands on the laboratory and provide them with the flexibility, efficiency and accuracy needed to process high volumes of patient samples."
These assays, with the exception of ethanol, utilize an Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique. This test method uses antibodies that react with the particular drug being detected. If the target drug is present in the sample, highly specific antibodies attach to it and induce an optical change that can be measured by the immunochemistry system. Ethanol is measured through its reaction with a highly specific protein, an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase.
"Our clinical chemistry systems allow laboratories to provide results quickly and process additional tests if needed," said William Brown, Ph.D., vice president, Diagnostic Assays and Systems Development, Abbott Laboratories. "These particular assays provide precise and accurate results, and they can be fully integrated into our AEROSET and ARCHITECT systems without compromising test throughput time, providing the added convenience of workstation consolidation."
According to the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention World Drug Report 2000, it is estimated that 180 million people abuse drugs worldwide with cannabinoids, amphetamine-type stimulants, cocaine and opiates being the most prevalently used.
About the ARCHITECT c8000 system
The ARCHITECT c8000 system can run up to 1200 clinical chemistry tests an hour selected from a menu of 68 assays. Multi-Dimensional Sampling (MDS) improves laboratory efficiency with multiple sample loading of up to 217 samples via priority (35), routine (150), and carousel (32) areas.
About the ARCHITECT ci8200 system
Combining immunoassay and clinical chemistry on one integrated platform, the ci8200 system runs up to 200 immunoassay tests and up to 1200 clinical chemistry tests an hour. By consolidating both immunoassay and clinical chemistry testing capabilities, the ci8200 helps improve laboratory productivity and efficiency.
About the AEROSET system
The AEROSET clinical chemistry system can run up to 2,000 tests per hour providing laboratories with a high level of throughput and reduced turnaround time. This automated system accommodates up to 230 patient samples.
About Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs more than 55,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.
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