Desomorphine (Krokodil)

Test ID

CPT

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UC35001

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Synonyms

  • Krokodil

Expected Turn Around Time

Specimen Requirements

Specimen

Volume

Container

Storage Instructions

Urine

10 mL

Plastic urine container without preservative

Room temperature. For storage beyond three days, specimen should be refrigerated or frozen.

Test Details

Use


Methodology



Drug Class

Compounds/Metabolites Detected

Detection Window

Detect the presence of desomorphine (dihydrodesoxymorphine) a highly addictive opioid derivative of codeine.

Initial presumptive testing by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) at a testing threshold of 1.0 ng/mL; presumptive positives confirmed by definitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) at a testing threshold of 1.0 ng/mL

Desomorphine

Desomorphine

< 1-2 Days