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Designer drugs by Pesce, Amadeo J, Krock, Kevin

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Observations on the effects of buprenorphine and methadone on illicit drug use by Pesce, Amadeo J, Tran, Keith, Krock, Kevin, Cua, Agnes, Thomas, Richard

“…To determine if the agonistic effects of buprenorphine and methadone affect drug use. Quantitative examination of urine drug concentrations of patients treated…”
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A sensitive assay for urinary cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine shows more positive results and longer half‐lives than those using traditional cut‐offs by Nickley, Joyce, Pesce, Amadeo J., Krock, Kevin

“…Cocaine is a common drug of abuse. To detect its use, a screening detection concentration for the cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine is commonly set at…”
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Reference intervals: an update by Horn, Paul S., Pesce, Amadeo J.

“…Reference intervals serve as the basis of laboratory testing and aid the physician in differentiating between the healthy and diseased patient. Standard…”
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Therapeutic monitoring of benzodiazepines in the management of pain: Current limitations of point of care immunoassays suggest testing by mass spectrometry to assure accuracy and improve patient safety by Mikel, Charles, Pesce, Amadeo J., Rosenthal, Murray, West, Cameron

“…Concomitant use of opioids and benzodiazepines can result in significant untoward effects. Point of care (POC) urine testing devices are commonly used tools to…”
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Evaluation of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Urine Toxicology Screening in a Pain Management Setting by Crews, Bridgit O., Pesce, Amadeo J., West, Robert, Nguyen, Hugh, Fitzgerald, Robert L.

“…To evaluate liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HR-MS) for urine toxicology screening, 29 analytes were quantitated in 152 urine…”
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Relationship between the Concentration of Hydrocodone and its Conversion to Hydromorphone in Chronic Pain Patients Using Urinary Excretion Data by Barakat, Neveen H., Atayee, Rabia S., Best, Brookie M., Pesce, Amadeo J.

“…Hydrocodone in combination with acetaminophen is commonly used to control moderate pain and is metabolized by cytochrome P4502D6 to form the active metabolite,…”
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Ethyl Glucuronide, Ethyl Sulfate, and Ethanol in Urine after Sustained Exposure to an Ethanol-Based Hand Sanitizer by Reisfield, Gary M., Goldberger, Bruce A., Crews, Bridgit O., Pesce, Amadeo J., Wilson, George R., Teitelbaum, Scott A., Bertholf, Roger L.

“…To assess the degree of ethanol absorption and subsequent formation of urinary ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and ethyl sulfate (EtS) following sustained application…”
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Determination of illicit drug cutoff values in a pain patient population by West, Robert, Pesce, Amadeo J., Crews, Bridgit, Mikel, Charles, Rosenthal, Murray, Almazan, Perla, Latyshev, Sergey, West, Cameron

“…When properly selected, cutoff levels minimize the reporting of false negative and false positive test results and allow the laboratory to accurately determine…”
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Why pharmacogenetic testing should be reimbursed by Medicare and commercial health insurance by Pesce, Amadeo

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Anomalous observations of hydrocodone in patients on oxycodone by West, Robert, West, Cameron, Crews, Bridgit, Almazan, Perla, Latyshev, Sergey, Rosenthal, Murray, Pesce, Amadeo J., Mikel, Charles

“…Urine drug monitoring is used by physicians treating chronic pain patients with opioid therapy. Patients are tested in part to insure that they are not taking…”
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Age-related changes in plasma coenzyme Q10 concentrations and redox state in apparently healthy children and adults by Miles, Michael V, Horn, Paul S, Tang, Peter H, Morrison, John A, Miles, Lili, DeGrauw, Ton, Pesce, Amadeo J

“…Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) is an endogenous enzyme cofactor, which may provide protective benefits as an antioxidant. Because age-related CoQ changes and deficiency…”
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Observations on the Metabolism of Morphine to Hydromorphone in Pain Patients by Hughes, Michelle M., Atayee, Rabia S., Best, Brookie M., Pesce, Amadeo J.

“…Morphine is one of several opioids used to treat chronic pain. Because of its high abuse potential, urine drug tests can confirm "consistency with prescribed…”
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Interpretation of Pain Management Testing Results Using Case Examples by Sobolesky, Philip M, Smith, Breland E, Pesce, Amadeo J, Fitzgerald, Robert L

“…Because of the increasing volume of opiate-related overdoses, clinical testing of urine for drugs and related compounds in pain management clinics has become…”
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Evaluating the Relationship of Methadone Concentrations and EDDP Formation in Chronic Pain Patients by Leimanis, Edijs, Best, Brookie M., Atayee, Rabia S., Pesce, Amadeo J.

“…Methadone is used to treat moderate to severe pain in patients not responsive to non-narcotic analgesics and for maintenance treatment of opioid addiction…”
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Ethyl Glucuronide, Ethyl Sulfate, and Ethanol in Urine after Intensive Exposure to High Ethanol Content Mouthwash by Reisfield, Gary M., Goldberger, Bruce A., Pesce, Amadeo J., Crews, Bridgit O., Wilson, George R., Teitelbaum, Scott A., Bertholf, Roger L.

“…To determine the degree of ethanol absorption and the resultant formation and urinary excretion of its conjugated metabolites following intensive use of high…”
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A chimeric human/murine anticocaine monoclonal antibody inhibits the distribution of cocaine to the brain in mice by Norman, Andrew B, Tabet, Michael R, Norman, Mantana K, Buesing, William R, Pesce, Amadeo J, Ball, William J

“…The predominantly human sequence, high-affinity anticocaine monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2E2 was cleared slowly from mouse blood by a first-order process with an…”
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HPLC Analysis of Reduced and Oxidized Coenzyme Q10 in Human Plasma by Tang, Peter H, Miles, Michael V, DeGrauw, Antonius, Hershey, Andrew, Pesce, Amadeo

“…Abstract Background: The percentage of reduced coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10H2) in total coenzyme Q10 (TQ10) is decreased in plasma of patients with prematurity,…”
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Dilute and Shoot: Analysis of Drugs of Abuse Using Selected Reaction Monitoring for Quantification and Full Scan Product Ion Spectra for Identification by Fitzgerald, Robert L., Griffin, Terrance L., Yun, Yeo-Min, Godfrey, Richard A., West, Robert, Pesce, Amadeo J., Herold, David A.

“…Our objective was to develop a "dilute and shoot" liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry confirmatory procedure that uses full scan product ion spectra…”
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Observations on the Urine Metabolic Ratio of Oxymorphone to Oxycodone in Pain Patients by Yee, David A., Best, Brookie M., Atayee, Rabia S., Pesce, Amadeo J.

“…The object of this study was to evaluate the metabolism of oxycodone to oxymorphone in a pain patient population using a quantitative liquid…”
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