Citation

Bogusz M, Gierz J, Bialka J. Am. Educ. Res. J. 1978; 12(1): 73-82.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, American Educational Research Association, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

711086

Abstract

Nylon bags containing 2-g portions of Amberlite XAD-2 resin were used for systematic analysis of drugs in biosamples. The procedure requires 10 or less grams of material, two XAD-2 bags, and enables rapid and economical isolation of most common drugs. The method was demonstrated on autopsy blood spiked withe 19 of the most common drugs, and was routinely used in cases of fatal and non-fatal poisoning. The eluates were clean and suitable for direct gas chromatographic and ultraviolet spectrophotometric analysis. The procedure used appeared more convenient than XAD-2 column extraction procedures. Classic solvent extraction methods were usually less efficient.

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