Biosite’s Triage TOX
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Drug screen to detect overdose levels of eight commonly abused drugs will complement firm's Triage drugs of abuse panel, Biosite says in a Jan. 17 announcement. The point-of-care assay is performed by placing a urine sample on a protein chip with microcapillary structures that direct the sample's flow through immobilized antibody zones. The protein chip is then inserted into Biosite's Triage MeterPlus to produce a result within 15 minutes. Firm is developing test for stroke to be used with the Triage MeterPlus (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 13, 2001, p. 12)...