A critical review of drug testing policy in the Philippines

The drug policy in the Philippines is written as Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 or Republic 9165. Unlike policies other countries, law includes on testing. Aside from mandatory testing for specific situations, states further that two methods should be employed—a screening test, and a confirmatory test to performed if former yields presumptive positive result. Over 1000 drugs abuse laboratories are scattered all over Philippines, but only seven can perform using either gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) liquid (LC-MS) technologies. In last 30 years, more sophisticated analytical technologies like chromatography-tandem mass (LC-MS/MS) high-resolution such chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight (LC-QTOF/MS) have been developed not confirm what has detected tests, also determine presence new psychoactive substances usually screening. New matrices being utilized detection drugs. will keep up with changing trends innovations world truly address current administration's war With adoption modern platforms, cut-offs used interpretation updated.