Standardization of method for the analysis of dextromethorphan in urine

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 161; no. 2; pp. 198 - 201
• Main Authors: Kim, Eun-Mi, Lee, Ju-Seon, Park, Mee-Jung, Choi, Sang-Kil, Lim, Mi-Ae, Chung, Hee-Sun
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ireland Ltd 12.09.2006; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adult; Antitussive Agents - urine; Biological and medical sciences; Calibration; Dextromethorphan; Dextromethorphan - urine; Dextrorphan - urine; Drug dosages; Ethanol; Female; Forensic medicine; Forensic Medicine - methods; Forensic sciences; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; General aspects; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Method validation; Middle Aged; Molecular Structure; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; SOP; Standardization; Studies; Substance Abuse Detection - methods; Substance Abuse Detection - standards; Urinalysis; Korea; Dextromethorphan; Urinalysis; Method validation; SOP; Morphinan derivatives; Urine; Methodology; Forensic science; Legal medicine; Standardization; Opiates; Antitussive agent; Forensic aspect; Test validation; Analysis method; Technique

Dextromethorphan (DMP), an antitussive, is one of the most popular drugs among the younger generation in Korea. It usually is taken for its hallucinogenic properties and overdoses have been responsible for the fatalities that have been reported frequently. To control the abuse of DMP, the authoritie...