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Urine Drug Confirmation

Ordering information:

Please note: Neither we nor our referral lab for Drug confirmation are AAS/NZ 4308 certified, although we both follow the recommendations of that standard. As such, this test is for clinical use only, not for forensic nor legal use.

A Urine drug confirmation by GCMS can only be performed on the sample that was initially screened. A negative screening test is very unlikely to be positive on confirmation, however a positive screening test may become negative on confirmation.

GCMS confirmation can delinate specific compounds of interest, and differnetiate between different drugs in the same class.

Occasionally unexpected findings occur, such as detected therapeutic drugs.

Drug Confirmations must be approved by the Chemical Pathologist.

Alternate names:
Drug confirmation., GCMS Drug screen
Laboratory:
Referred Test
Test Code:
UDGCMS
Specimen types:
Urine
Container types:
Sterile JarSterile Jar
Collection Instructions:
Transport specimen at Room Temperature to lab
Minimum Adult Volume:
5 mL
Paediatric Minimum Volume:
5 mL
Frequency:
Weekly
Result Turnaround Time:
3-4 days
Reference Interval:

Qualitiative test.

Laboratory Use Only

  

 

If EMR is not available, Pathology results are available from Auscare.  If you do not have an Auscare login,please complete attached form. https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/Auscare%20user%20Form%20LIS.pdf

Instruction on how to use Auscare - https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/Auscare%20instructions.pdf

SPECIMEN COLLECTION MODULE (SCM) FAQs - CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE for Consent form to perform tests not covered by Medicare

CLICK HERE for Minimum Labelling Requirements

For Microbiology Swab Collection https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/microbiology/Microbiology%20Swab%20Specimen%20Collection.pdf

Printable Pathology request form https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/2025%20A5%20referral%20slip_2%20pages.docx

"THE ART OF CCCCOLLECTION"

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE PREFERRED ORDER OF DRAW

 

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