Fields & Applications Forensics, Technology

Toxtyper: Detection of opioids and prescription drugs at Miami Dade

contributed by Bruker | 10/16/2017

Comprehensive detection and identification of prescription analgesics and illicit opioids in postmortem specimens using Toxtyper.

Ongoing evolution of new designer drugs, also known as new psychoactive substances (NPS), requires continuous updating of screening methods when determining the suspected role of NPS in deaths. The open library concept of the Toxtyper system allows for rapid updates of methods linked to the appearance of new drugs. The following application note describes the development and validation of a sensitive screening method for the identification of the common prescription analgesics (e.g. oxycodone, methadone and buprenorphine) together with illicit substances such as fentanyl, beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl and other fentanyl analogs with detection limits in sub-ppb to low ppb range.

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