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Our Rapid Response™ Fentanyl (FYL) Test Strips have been recommended in a Johns Hopkins study.

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Fentanyl (FYL) Forensic Test Kit

Product Information
Product Code: FYL-18S7-5
Sample: Liquid / Powder
Format: Strip
Specificity: Fentanyl
Accuracy: > 98%
Time to result: 5 minutes
Storage Condition: 2-30°C/36-86°F
Test Principle: Lateral Flow Immunoassay
Contents
Test strips
Swabs
Test Tubes
Extraction Buffers
Workstation
Product Insert

Product Description
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY

The Rapid ResponseTM Fentanyl (FYL) Forensic Test Kit is a lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Fentanyl in liquid and powder substances at the cut-off concentration of 200 ng/mL.

It is specific for Fentanyl screening with no significant cross reactivity to other opiates, such as Morphine and Heroin. The Rapid ResponseTM Fentanyl (FYL) Forensic Test Kit is able to detect Fentanyl and many other Fentanyl analogues such as Carfentanil, Acetyl Fentanyl, Butyryl Fentanyl, Remifentanil, Ocfentanil, Sufentanil, p-Fluoro Fentanyl, Furanyl Fentanyl, Valeryl Fentanyl, and 3-Methyl Fentanyl.

Interpretation of test results are: positive (one line), negative (two lines), invalid (no lines or no control line).

Xylazine (XYL) Test Strips - Forensic Use Only

Product Information
Product Code: XYL-18S2-100
Sample: Liquid / Powder
Format: Strip
Specificity:
Accuracy:
Time to result: 5 minutes
Storage Condition: 2-30°C/36-86°F
Test Principle: Lateral Flow Immunoassay
Contents
Test Strips
Product Insert

Product Description
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY

The Rapid ResponseTM Xylazine Test Strip (Liquid / Powder) is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative, presumptive detection of xylazine in suspicious substances (liquids or powders) at the cut-off concentration of 1000 ng/mL.

Xylazine is a non-opioid tranquilizer used as a sedative, analgesic, and muscle relaxant in animals such as horses and cattle[1],[3]. In recent years, xylazine has emerged as an adulterant in recreational drugs such as heroin[2]. Combining xylazine with other drugs that cause central nervous system depression compounds the sedative effects and can increase the risk of overdose and death[2].

  • Built in procedural control on every strip
  • Results interpretation printed directly on the pouch
  • Individually packed strips for easy distribution
Philadelphia Department of Public Health found the BTNX Inc. Xylazine Test Strip’s performance to be deemed acceptable for drug checking purposes. Read the article here.

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[1] GREENE, S.A. and THURMON, J.C. (1988), Xylazine – a review of its pharmacology and use in veterinary medicine. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 11: 295-313.

[2] Reyes, J.C., Negrón, J.L., Colón, H.M. et al. The Emerging of Xylazine as a New Drug of Abuse and its Health Consequences among Drug Users in Puerto Rico. J Urban Health 89, 519–526 (2012).

[3] Baselt RC. Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man. 2nd ed. Davis: Biomedical Publications; 1982.

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