TCA urine test (tricyclic antidepressants)

Description

This strip is made for the detection in human urine of tricyclic antidepressants.

Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat obsessive compulsive disorders, behavioral problems, or to treat depression.

Like other pharmaceutical mollecules, they are often diverted from legal medical cricuit, and are misused by some people, especially to help reduce stress. Much use without medical supervision have also been identified in the workplace, or even the school environment and students.

This test is a qualitative assay (type "NO / YES"), and thus delivers a "NEGATIVE" or "POSITIVE" result.

Technical data

Cut-off : 1 000 ng/ml
This test will be positive if the sample tested contains at least 1 000 nanograms of one of the medications in this class of pharmacopoeia per milliliter of urine, or negative if the sample contains less or not at all.

Detection time of tricyclic antidepressants in urine :

• 5 days after consumption

Available test formats

Dipstick The test is immersed directly into the urine sample, which prevents any liquid handling. Currently on this page.

Cassette + pipette Few microliters of sample are collected using a disposable pipette (provided with each test) and then introduced directly into the test. Available only on special order. Ask for a quotation