DRUGS
Alcohol
Nicotine
Drugs of Abuse
Drugs in Sport
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SPECIMENS
Blood
Oral Fluid
Saliva
Urine
Sweat
Hair |
DETECTION
Marijuana
Opiates
Amphetamine
Methamphetamine
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine |
TESTING
Screening
Confirmation
On-site
Laboratory |
COMPARISON
Urine
vs.
Oral Fluid |
| GLOSSARY
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| STUDIES |
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- Saliva
based
- Blood-equivalent
- Quantitative
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- Easy and disposable
- On-site test result in two minutes
- Accurate and reliable readings
- Testing range up to 0.15%
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- FDA cleared
- DOT approved
- CLIA waived
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Instructions
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1. Check
that the donor has not been eating/drinking/smoking for at least 10
minutes.
2. Actively swab around the cheeks, gums and under the tongue for 1
minute.
3. Insert the collector into the red sample well at the bottom - and
wait 2 minutes.
4. Check that the QA spot™ on top
has turned purple.
5. Read the alcohol concentration from the point of the scale where the
purple bar stops.
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Accurate
and Blood-equivalent
In clinical trials, saliva alcohol levels measured with Q.E.D.
demonstrated high correlation to blood analysed by gas
chromatography (r = 0.98) and produced no false positive or
false negative results. |
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Workplace
Testing
Q.E.D. can be used as an accurate screen in place of blood
tests and is approved by the US Department of Transportation
(DOT) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for mandatory
workplace programs. |
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How
it works Flash Movie
FAQs
on Q.E.D.® Saliva Alcohol Test
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