by Denise Purdie Andrews | Dec 2, 2024 | Drug Classes, General
By Stuart Kurtz, D-ABFT-FT This year at the annual meeting for the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT), we presented data looking at the detections of other drugs in cases with carfentanil detected. This was a continuation of data presented at the Midwest...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Oct 18, 2024 | Drug Classes, General
By Stuart Kurtz, D-ABFT-FT At this year’s annual meeting of NAME, we presented a handful of case reports on tianeptine. We had previously provided some information on tianeptine in a blog post from September 18, 2023. The aim of this poster was to present cases where...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Sep 4, 2024 | Drug Classes
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT What are Designer Benzodiazepines? Designer benzodiazepines are substances synthesized to mimic the effects of traditional benzodiazepines, which are commonly prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, and other conditions. Unlike their...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jun 7, 2024 | Drug Classes
By Kevin Shanks, D-ABFT-FT Medetomidine, an alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonist, similar to the prescription medications clonidine and tizanadine and the veterinary medicine xylazine, is approved for use in human and veterinary medicine and has found its way into the...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | May 3, 2024 | Drug Classes, General
By Stuart Kurtz, D-ABFT-FT Last month, Axis was represented at the Midwest Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring’s annual meeting. Toxicologist Stuart Kurtz gave a presentation on the lab’s detections of carfentanil since Axis started testing for...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Apr 18, 2024 | Drug Classes
By Kevin Shanks, M.S., D-ABFT-FT To quantify or not? That is the question. If you regularly read forensic toxicology reports, then you know laboratory tests can be qualitative or quantitative. Qualitative tests only provide a positive/present or negative result. ...
