Screening of patients receiving selegiline from methamphetamine abusers using the urinary amphetamine/methamphetamine ratio

Authors

Nunthika Kaewpunya
Wichian Tungtananuwat
Akravudh Viriyavejakul
Patramon Yongpanich
Nantana Thong-ra-ar
Chanchai Hosanguan
Somsong Lawanprasert

Abstract

Methamphetamine (MA), the major metabolite of selegiline excreted in urine, can cause false positive interpretation of patient receiving selegiline as a MA user based on the routine non-chiral separation method. This study aims to compare the ratio of am...

Publisher

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

First Page

161

Last Page

170

Recommended Citation

Kaewpunya, Nunthika; Tungtananuwat, Wichian; Viriyavejakul, Akravudh; Yongpanich, Patramon; Thong-ra-ar, Nantana; Hosanguan, Chanchai; and Lawanprasert, Somsong (2015) "Screening of patients receiving selegiline from methamphetamine abusers using the urinary amphetamine/methamphetamine ratio," The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Vol. 39: Iss. 4, Article 5.
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/tjps/vol39/iss4/5