Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs

Importancia y uso:

4.1 These are minimum requirements applicable to the identification of seized drugs.

4.1.1 As these are minimum requirements, it should be recognized that they may not be sufficient for the identification of all drugs in all circumstances. Within these requirements, it is the responsibility of the individual laboratory’s management to determine which combination of analytical techniques best satisfies the requirements of its jurisdiction.4

4.2 Correct identification of a drug or chemical depends on the competence of the analyst and the use of an analytical scheme that incorporates validated methods (see Practice E2549). It is expected that in the absence of unforeseen error, an appropriate analytical scheme effectively results in reliable and scientifically supported identifications5 (see Practice E2764).

4.3 This practice requires the laboratory’s analytical scheme to incorporate techniques that operate on significantly different principles. It does not discourage the use of any particular method within an analytical scheme. Actual practices followed by a particular laboratory may depend upon jurisdictional requirements.

Subcomité:

E30.14

Referida por:

E1968-19, E2882-19, E2125-19, E1969-19

Volúmen:

14.02

Número ICS:

11.120.10 (Medicaments)

Palabras clave:

identification; qualitative analysis; seized drugs;