SWGDRUG
Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs. Publishes Recommended Methods (Rev 8.0, 2019) defining Category A (confirmatory: GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, FTIR, NMR), Category B (presumptive), and Category C (supporting) methods, and the orthogonal-method rule requiring at least one Category A method plus one method from a different technique category.
Explained in these topics
- ISO 17025, NABL, ENFSI and Quality Systems for Forensic Chemistry Laboratories
- Introduction and Scope of Forensic Chemistry
- Opioids: Heroin, Fentanyl Analogues and Prescription Diversions
- SWGDRUG Identification Tiers and the UV / TLC / GC-MS / LC-MS/MS Workflow
- Controlled Substances and Their Schedules: NDPS, CSA, MDA 1971 and the EU Frame