Common Herbal Supplements Did Not Produce False-Positive Results on Urine Drug Screens Analyzed by Enzyme Immunoassay

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 272-273

  Markowitz, John S ^a,c   Donovan, Jennifer L ^b   DeVane, C Lindsay ^b   Chavin, Kenneth D ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; CRANACTIN; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KIRA; PHENCYCLIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTACTIVE; SABAL EXTRACT; VALERIAN;

CRANBERRY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GINKGO BILOBA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SABAL; TEA; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; GINKGO BILOBA; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; SABAL; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VALERIANA; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 2342508442     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.4.272     Document Type: Letter

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