by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jul 7, 2023 | Announcements, Drug Classes
Dear Valued Client, In the spirit of continuous improvement, to provide the most relevant panels and tests in the industry, our products are periodically updated to provide new and relevant offerings. It is with that goal in mind that we announce an update to our...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jun 6, 2023 | Drug Classes
By Stuart Kurtz, D-ABFT-FT In April, I spoke at the Midwest Association of Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (MATT) annual conference in Columbus, OH. The title of the talk was “Detection of Xylazine in Postmortem Specimens With Fentanyl, Morphine,...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | May 18, 2023 | Drug Classes
By Stuart Kurtz, M.S. D-ABFT-FT As discussed in the previous blog post, vitreous humor has many caveats when interpreting its results in the context of postmortem toxicology. For those considerations and some background on vitreous humor, check out that post first...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | May 5, 2023 | Drug Classes
By Stuart Kurtz, M.S. D-ABFT-FT The purpose of these next two blog posts is to discuss the utility that vitreous humor provides in the context of a case. This first post will focus on what vitreous humor is and the caveats associated with its interpretation. The...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Apr 4, 2023 | Announcements
By Denise Purdie Andrews Recent industry news has been consumed with xylazine as the latest drug adulterant on the streets. Axis, your leading toxicology partner, has been testing for xylazine for several years and is prepared to assist you with questions about it...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Mar 2, 2023 | Drug Classes
The purpose of this blog post is to take a look at some of our data regarding nitazene detections. For some background on nitazene compounds, take a look at our blog post of June 9, 2022 titled Drug Primer: Nitazenes. As a reminder, nitazenes are a structurally...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Feb 7, 2023 | Drug Classes, General
Kevin Shanks presented on Fluorofentanyl at the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) annual meeting in Cleveland, OH. The title of the talk is below and the abstract is available upon request. Fluorofentanyl Detection by LC-QToFMS & Prevalence in Postmortem...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jan 31, 2023 | Announcements
Dear Valued Client, In the spirit of continual improvement, to provide the most relevant panels and tests in the industry, our products are periodically updated as new compounds emerge and older compounds cease to be relevant over the years. It is with that goal in...
by Denise Purdie Andrews | Jan 3, 2023 | Drug Classes
In October, toxicologist Stuart Kurtz presented a poster at the annual National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) meeting in Dallas, TX. The abstract is below. A Case Report Involving the Detection of Five New Psychoactive Substances in Postmortem Analysis. ...
