Kit Heroin MtbTSC Indik
SKU
TF-10015213
The CEDIA® Heroin Metabolite (6-Acetylmorphine, or 6-AM) Assay is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay for the in vitro qualitative and semiquantitative determination of heroin metabolite (6-AM) in human urine on automated clinical chemistry analyzers. Measurements are used as an aid in the detection of heroin use or overdose.
| Assay Features | • Qualitative or semi-quantitative options for results • Excellent correlation to GC/MS • Variety of calibrators and multiconstituent control sets |
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The presence of 6-AM in urine is regarded as a specific marker for the illicit use of heroin.6-8 6-AM cannot be formed by acetylation of morphine in the body; thus the presence of 6-AM cannot be caused by injection of legal opiate analgesics or large quantities of poppy seeds. For this reason, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) introduced revised guidelines for opiate testing which required testing of all opiate-positive urine specimens for 6-AM for confirmation of heroin abuse.9 The half-life of 6-AM is approximately 35 minutes. The time for which the measurement of 6-AM is diagnostic of heroin use is dependent on the amount of heroin taken. It is likely that even for higher doses of heroin the detection time is limited to 24 hours after use.6