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CORPORATE PROFILES
THE #1 RECOGNIZED BRAND IN LABORATORY-BASED ORAL FLUID DRUG TESTING
Drug abuse in the workplace continues to cost employers approximately $81 billion annually by 70% of abusers that are employed. It is now even more important that employers provide a robust drug-testing program that offers employees alternative testing methods.
For years, testing for drugs of abuse has been wrought by chal- lenges encountered with urine lab- oratory-based testing. A number of these drawbacks include shy blad- der issues, increased opportunity for dilution or adulteration, collec- tion hassles, and of late, the abil- ity to detect recent use in legalized marijuana states.
To overcome these issues, labora- tory-based oral fluid drugs of abuse testing was introduced in 2000. Today, nearly twice as many posi- tives are detected with oral fluid laboratory-based testing compared to urine laboratory-based testing. Also impressive is that oral fluid detects recent use, making it a first choice for “Under the Influ- ence” or “Potentially Impaired” testing, especially in states where marijuana is now medically and/or recreationally legalized.
OraSure Technologies would like to introduce you to an innovative drug testing ser- vice that utilizes saliva instead of urine. You don’t sacrifice the accuracy and reli- ability of your current testing program, you simply eliminate the need to collect urine.
The Intercept®Oral Fluid Drug Test is the first and only FDA-cleared oral fluid labora- tory based drug test for the 9 most requested drugs of abuse. Intercept is simple to use, with an easy collection procedure and a collection time of only 5 minutes. Intercept is the #1 recognized brand in laboratory-based oral fluid drug testing with over 150 million tests performed since 2000.
Intercept is unique. The specimen is collected on-site, but is then sent to a laboratory for testing. Companies get the convenience and immediacy of oral fluid testing, but also solid and defensible laboratory results. No medical background is necessary to administer the collections. However, with chain-of-custody forms, overnight shipping to the laboratory, MRO review of non-negatives and confirmation testing as part of the process, you receive a thorough testing program. Put simply, Intercept offers labora- tory confidence with oral fluid convenience.
For those companies that wish to add cotinine or alcohol testing, OraSure Technologies offers solutions for this as well.
OraSure Technologies, Inc.
www.chooseintercept.com
220 East First Street Bethlehem, PA 18015
Tel: 484-892-0939
Contact Information
jpirone@orasure.com
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