COT – Urine Test for Cotinine, Detects Use of Nicotine Products

The Cotinine Test is a rapid and reliable immunochromatographic assay for the qualitative detection of the substance in home or clinical settings. The test serves as an effective screening tool in cases of suspected intoxication or accidental ingestion.

What is Cotinine?

Cotinine is a substance formed in the body when the liver breaks down nicotine. It is the primary marker for tobacco use.

Drug Detection Window

Urine drug tests detect both the drugs themselves and, in certain tests, their metabolites. The metabolism process is influenced by individual factors such as weight, age, specific metabolism, and how the substance is ingested (combined with liquids, food, alcohol, etc.). Therefore, the time during which a given drug can be detected in urine—the so-called detection window—is sometimes broader, The values given below are approximate; shorter or longer detection periods cannot be ruled out.

Characteristics of a Urine Test For Kotinin

• Detection substance: Cotinine
• Analysis: chromatographic immunoassay
• Cut-off (detection threshold): 100 µg/mL
• Detection window: up to 5 days after use
• Test time: 5 minutes

Advantages of the urine test for Kotinin

• Quick result: Ready for interpretation just 5 minutes after placing 3 drops of urine in the cassette’s collection well.
• Semi-quantitative test: based on the degree of color development, the concentration level can be determined, and from there, the approximate time of ingestion.
• Discreet use: suitable for at-home testing, without a visit to a lab
• High accuracy and reliability. See the specifications in the full product instructions.

Original instructions for use and complete technical specifications (in English).

*Detection window

Once ingested, the process of metabolizing various drugs varies from person to person. Factors such as body weight, age, and metabolism play a role, as well as the specifics of use—amount and frequency, combination with food, alcohol, etc. The times provided are approximate.

The cotinine (nicotine) test does not detect secondhand smoke

The detection limit of the cotinine (nicotine) test of 100 ng/ml is high enough to conclude that a positive result is indeed due to direct use of tobacco products rather than secondhand smoke. The cotinine level in a person exposed to “secondhand smoke” (a person surrounded by smokers and exposed to cigarette smoke without smoking themselves), even among those who smoke very rarely, is in the range of 10–30 ng/ml. With prolonged smoking—for example, several cigarettes a day—and in heavy smokers, the cotinine level can exceed 500 ng/ml.

Advantages:

• Fast results—within 5 minutes after starting the test
• Visual interpretation of the result
• Easy to use, no laboratory equipment required
• High accuracy and reliability

How to use and interpret the results

Указание за употреба на уринен тест за наркотици тип касета с пипетка

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