Information

Even though thousands of blood, urine and hair samples are routinely examined by our employees during routine laboratory work, we attach particular importance to constant quality improvement in order to be able to meet the changing and increasing demands and requirements of our patients, consignors and customers. In addition to regular training, inter-laboratory testing, quality assurance and quality control audits and accreditation procedures, we are also involved in research projects and studies dealing with new research methods and new laboratory diagnostic parameters.

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Further information on relevant topics

News

Current news from our laboratory and our field of work.

MPA Fitness to Drive

In most industrial countries if a driver loses his driving license as a result of drug or alcohol offense he has to prove abstinence for several months up to one year. The exact conditions of drug testing in urine or hair are different from country to country and depend on the individual situation.

Analysen auf Alkohol und Drogen

As below you will find information about the analytical techniques used for the detection of drugs, the cut-off values used and the chain of custody which is of particular importance in forensic toxicology.

Workplace Drug Testing

During the last few years workplace drug testing has been gaining rapidly importance in many countries. Human failure is often the origin of accidents at the workplace rather than technical defects. Consumption of alcohol, drugs and medications play offen a significant role.

Child Custody

In the context of adjudication of child custody the youth welfare service or court of justice can require a drug or alcohol test of one or both parents to objectively prove their allegations.

Clinical Toxicology

In addition to analyses in the field of forensic toxicology our laboratory offers a wide range tests in the field clinical toxicology.

Downloads

In this section documents relative to the accreditation of the analytical techniques used can be downloaded.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Statistics

Each year LabToxx and the Laboratory Krone make a statistical evaluation of their drug testing results in the context of MPA (Medical Psychological Assessment).

Publications

Here you can find publications regarding alcohol and drug analyses.

Education

As in the past the Department of Clinical and Forensic Toxicology (LabToxx) of the laboratory Krone will offer further education around the subject of "Fitness to drive" in the context of MPA.