“Interlaboratorio de toxicología"
- UKAS accredited proficiency testing scheme
- External Quality Assessment (EQA) designed for laboratories and clinics that provide pathology and toxicological service, or forensic investigation for drug and ethanol determination
- Quantitative analysis:
- Blood (carboxyhaemoglobin, ethanol, paracetamol and salicylic acid)
- Serum (ethanol, paracetamol and salicylic acid)
- Urine (Gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB) and ethanol)
- Lyophilised serum samples for a range of drugs - Toxicology case studies:
- Human serum and urine test material accompanied by a clinical or forensic scenario requiring interpretation - Toxicology in blood: - Human blood for quantitative measurement of specified analytes (opiates, opioids, benzodiazepines, tricyclics, SSRIs, antipsychotics and other compounds that may be monitored in cases of drug overdose)
- Toxic alcohols
- Acetone, Ethanol, Ethylene glycol, Isopropylalcohol (IPA), Methanol - Performance of U.K. participants is reported to the National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel for Chemical Pathology
- Scheme operates from April to March
Round Dates
Round | Despatch Date | Reporting Deadline |
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TX176 | 11 Apr 2016 | 09 May 2016 |
TX177 | 16 May 2016 | 13 Jun 2016 |
TX178 | 16 May 2016 | 27 Jun 2016 |
TX179 | 13 Jun 2016 | 11 Jul 2016 |
TX180 | 11 Jul 2016 | 08 Aug 2016 |
TX181 | 08 Aug 2016 | 05 Sep 2016 |
TX182 | 08 Aug 2016 | 19 Sep 2016 |
TX183 | 05 Sep 2016 | 03 Oct 2016 |
TX184 | 10 Oct 2016 | 07 Nov 2016 |
TX185 | 07 Nov 2016 | 05 Dec 2016 |
TX186 | 07 Nov 2016 | 19 Dec 2016 |
TX187 | 05 Dec 2016 | 09 Jan 2017 |
TX188 | 16 Jan 2017 | 13 Feb 2017 |
TX189 | 13 Feb 2017 | 13 Mar 2017 |
TX190 | 13 Feb 2017 | 27 Mar 2017 |
TX191 | 13 Mar 2017 | 10 Apr 2017 |
Scheme Documentation
- General Protocol Proficiency Testing Schemes.pdf
- TOX Flyer.pdf
- TOX Scheme Description.pdf
- TOX Application Form 2016 - 2017.pdf
- TOX Application Form 2017 - 2018.pdf
- TOX Instructions Sheet.pdf
- TOX Case Study TX190.pdf
- TOX SDS.zip