Drug & Alcohol Testing:

Acronyms

Acronyms
What do the Acronyms on Point of Care Tests Mean?

Due to the limited space available within a point of care test, acronyms for each drug group have been adopted. Each acronym is explained below:

Drug Acronym Drug Group
AMPAmphetamines
BARBarbiturates
BZOBenzodiazepines
BUPBuprenorphine
COCCocaine
EDDPEDDP
KETKetamine
MTDMethadone
MET /MDMAMethamphetamine
MOP/ OPIOpiates
PCPPhencyclidine
PPXPropoxyphene
THCCannabis
TRATramadol

A full list of all the drugs that we test for can be found in our technical specification manual that can be found here. For more information on our point of care tests, contact us.

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