ALCO-SCREEN 02® Saliva test strips PRODUCT TRAINING PROCEDURES Date XXXX an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
The information in this presentation is a general overview on using the ALCO-SCREEN 02® test strip. Product Training Contents: an Alere company. • ALCO-SCREEN 02® test strip overview • Collection procedure • Testing procedure • Reading results • Contact information ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
ALCO-SCREEN 02® technical information It is important to read the package insert before using the ALCO-SCREEN 02® test strip. Screening Results: The ALCO-SCREEN 02® is used for Screening Only. The rapid test is intended for the semi-quantitation of ethyl alcohol in human saliva. Saliva alcohol content (SAC) can be used as an approximation of current blood alcohol concentration (BAC)*. A more specific alternate chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result.
Product overview an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
ALCO-SCREEN 02® product overview ALCO-SCREEN 02® screens for the presence of alcohol in saliva samples at alcohol concentrations greater than 0.02% SAC. FEATURES & BENEFITS an Alere company. • Semi-quantitative interpretations at 0.02% SAC • Collect anywhere, anytime • Results within minutes ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
ALCO-SCREEN 02® components Lot number and expiration date are located on the front of the ALCO-SCREEN 02® test strip’s foil pouch. The reaction pad should be a white or cream color. A test strip with a reagent pad which has a colored line or is otherwise discolored must be discarded. an Alere company. Pouch Front ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
Collection procedure an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
Collecting a saliva specimen Prior to testing, DO NOT place anything in the mouth for at least 15 minutes. This includes: • • • • Food Drink Tobacco products Any other materials Saliva specimen can be collected in a clean container, or applied directly to the reaction pad of the test strip. The test strip can also inserted directly into the mouth. an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
Testing procedure an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
Testing procedure Bring the pouch to room temperature before opening it. Open the foil pouch and remove the ALCO-SCREEN 02® test strip. It is important to use the test device immediately after the package has been opened. Saturate the reactive pad by: • • • Dipping the pad into the saliva specimen collected in a clean container Applying saliva directly to the reaction pad Saturate the pad directly in the mouth After 10 seconds, shake off the excess saliva. an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved.
Reading results an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
Reading results Interpret the test results at four (4) minutes. Results obtained after more than five (5) minutes may be erroneous. The ALCO-SCREEN 02® produces a distinct colored line across the reactive pad in the presence of saliva greater than 0.02% BAC. A reagent pad that shows no distinct line should be interpreted as less than 0.02% BAC. Reading the results may be made easier by placing the test on a white background. A distinct colored line across the sample pad an Alere company. ©Alere.
Result interpretation NEGATIVE A reagent pad that shows no distinct line should be interpreted as less than 0.02% BAC. PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE* A distinct color line will appear through the reactive pad. This indicates a BAC above 0.02%. *A more specific alternate chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Please contact a Redwood Toxicology Laboratory sales representative to review confirmation test options. an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved.
Additional support services an Alere company. ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
Additional support services SENDING SPECIMENS TO THE LABORATORY » Download PDF For instruction on how to send presumptive positive specimens to the lab, please review the next document in the training services: “Shipping & Labeling Protocol”. COLLECTION AND REPORTING MANAGEMENT » Learn more Take advantage of RTL’s powerful collection and reporting system. Schedule donors, manage on-site tests, view reports and route presumptive positive specimens to the lab.
Redwood Toxicology Laboratory an Alere company. redwoodtoxicology.com 877-444-0049 screening devices 800-255-2159 laboratory services ©2012 Alere. All rights reserved. Reditest and the Redwood Toxicology Laboratory logo are trademarks of the Alere group of companies. an Alere company. 99 000 021116 ©Alere. All rights reserved. Proprietary & confidential.
