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SERUM DRUG SCREENING - SDS
SDS
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Analyte
Challenges per Shipment
Number of Shipments
Acetaminophen, quantitative
3
Two shipments per year
Acetone, semiquantitative and qualitative
3
Barbiturate group, qualitative
3
Benzodiazepine group, qualitative
3
Salicylate, quantitative
3
Total tricyclic antidepressants, qualitative
3
This program does not meet the regulatory requirements for proficiency testing for laboratories that quantitate Acetaminophen and/or Salicylate for TDM purposes.
Program Information
Three 2.0‑mL serum specimens
For laboratories that perform serum drug screening using immunoassay or other screening techniques