Pharmaceutical screening test composition

Abstract

Abstract A TWO-PART ANALYTICAL REAGENT COMPOSITION FOR DETERMINING THE GENERAL PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION OR A GENERALLY PROTEIN-FREE BODY FLUID OBTANED FRM A PERSON FROM A PERSON SUSPECTED OF HAVING SYSTEMICALLY ACTIVE AMOUNT OF A NARCOTIC, STIMULANT, DEPRESSANT, SALICYLATE OF HALLUCINOGENIC LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE. THEFIRST REAGENT COMPRISES A REACTANT PRODUCT SOLUTION OF A MAJOR PROPORTIONS OF SULPHURIC ACID TOGETHER WITH MINOR PROPORTIONS OF SOLUTIONS OF FORMALDEHYDE, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, ARSENIC TRIOXIDE, LEAD ACETATE, AND CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE TOGETHER WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, PYRIDINE AND PARA-DIMETHYLAMINOBENZALDEHYDE AND OPTIONALLY FERRIC AMMONIUM SULFATE OF COBALT THIOCYANATE. THE SECOND REAGENT COMPRISES AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A SURFACTANT, SUCH AS AN ALKYL ARYL SULFONATE-POLYYPHOSPHATE COMPOSITON, TOGETHER WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF DINITROPHENOL AND FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTION. UPON THE ADDITION OF APHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTANCE OR A RELATIVELY PROTEIN-FREE BODY FLUID, SUCH AS URINE OR FILTERED BLOOD SERUM, TO THE REAGENTS, A CHARACTERISTIC COLORATION IS PRODUCED WHICH IS QUALITATIVELY DETERMINATIVE OF THE BROAD PHARMACOLOGICAL GROUPINGS SET FORTH HEREINABOVE.

Inventors

• 👤 Williams Herman

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