Sensitivity and specificity of urinary cannabinoid detection with two immunoassays after controlled oral administration of cannabinoids to humans

Ther Drug Monit. 2008 Aug;30(4):530-5. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e318180c7c2.

Abstract

For forensic and clinical toxicologic purposes, cannabis consumption is screened using easy-to-handle immunoassays. The sensitivity and specificity of these immunoassays have not yet been established in samples from volunteers receiving oral synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabis extracts using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry as the reference method. Urine samples were collected in an open, randomized, single-center, three-period crossover study including 18 healthy male volunteers given either 20 mg synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (Marinol) as a control substance or five different types of Cannabis sativa extracts.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Calibration
  • Cannabinoids / administration & dosage
  • Cannabinoids / urine*
  • Cannabis / chemistry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cross Reactions
  • Dronabinol / administration & dosage
  • Dronabinol / urine
  • Humans
  • Hydrolysis
  • Immunoassay
  • Male
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacokinetics
  • Psychotropic Drugs / administration & dosage
  • Psychotropic Drugs / urine
  • Quality Control
  • ROC Curve
  • Reference Standards
  • Solutions
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Cannabinoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Solutions
  • Dronabinol