Tricyclic Antidepressants

Instant-View® Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA) Urine Drug Test

The Instant-View® TCA urine drug test is a one-step, lateral flow test intended to detect tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) in human urine at a cut-off level of 1000 ng/ml. The accuracy rate for this test is 97.5%. This analyte is US FDA Cleared, CE Marked and available in some OTC Cleared/CLIA-Waived formats.

TCA are a group of antidepressant drugs taken orally or intramuscularly. This test is capable of detecting amitriptyline, desipramine, Imipramine and nortriptyline. The Instant-View® TCA urine drug test provides qualitative screening results and is for use by healthcare professionals only. It is recommended that a more specific alternate chemical method (i.e. GC/MS) be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result.

Available in the following formats:

• Cassette with pipette (packaged 25 per kit box)
• Dip strip (packaged 50 per kit box)
• Dip cassette (packaged 25 per kit box)
• COMING SOON – Dip tests (packaged 25 per kit box)
• It also has the option of being included in the Instant-View® multi-drug screen test cards, panels or SplitScreen cups.

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Definition	Street Names	Possible Cross Reactants for Tests
A class of drugs used to treat depression. TCAs are the older antidepressants. New antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft are not TCAs and should not cross react with the TCA assay.	N/A	Some manufacturers see large doses of carbamazepine (Tegretol) metabolites showing positive. Other prescription drugs may also cross react.