Method for detecting maternally transferred drug metabolites in newborn infants
CA 2065924 C · Owner: Board Of Governors Of Wayne State University (The) · Inventors: Ostrea, Enrique M. Jr.
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An improved method for detecting the presence of drug metabolites in the meconium of newborn infants is described. The method involves a single step extraction of the drug metabolites from meconium using a buffered aqueous solution containing methanol in an amount between about 10 and 30 % by volume and buffered to a pH between 6 and 7 and then assaying the extract individually for the presence of the drug metabolites. The method is particularly useful for detection of cocaine, morphine, cannabinoid and amphetamine metabolites; however, any drug metabolite in the infant meconium can be tested if it is extracted by the solution from the meconium. Various assay methods are used for the drug …
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- Filed April 13, 1992 and granted August 11, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 13, 2012.
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