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NicAlert® Urine/Saliva Screen for Cotinine (dipstick format), 50

NicAlert Urine/Saliva Screen for Cotinine (dipstick format), 50/bx

  • Rapid semi-quantitative screen for tobacco exposure levels.
  • Test results in 20 minutes for saliva.
  • Test results in 10 minutes for urine.
  • Cotinine, with a half-life of 10-40 hours, has been shown to be more sensitive and specific than CO monitoring for measuring smoking status.
  • NicAlert displays results over the following ranges:

Table 1. Continine Equivalents for each Level:

Level

Continine Equivalents (ng/mL)

0

1-10

1

10-30

2

30-100

3

100-200

4

200-500

5

500-2000

6

2000

APPLICATIONS:
An educational tool for:

  • Prenatal screening—identifies people at risk from smoking which is a major cause of neonatal morbidity
  • Smoking cessation programs—helps measure compliance, chart progress and create counseling opportunities
  • Employee health promotion—encourages smoking cessation

And for:

  • Insurance—helps identify clients qualified for preferred non-smoking rates.
  • Medical and pharmaceutical research—control study variables
  • Drug testing programs

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