Monitoring the use of Nicotine

The patient should refrain from the consumption of food or drink for ten (10) minutes prior to specmen collection

Quantisal ™ collection device

1. Check expiration date on the collection device
2. Have the patient move their tongue to the side to accumulate saliva prior to begining the collection
3. Instruct patient to open the package and remove the collector device, keeping the tip of the device pointed down
4. Instruct the patient to position the collector under the tongue and close their mouth, keeping their head down to allow gravity to help with saliva collection
   • IMPORTANT: ensure the patient does not chew on the pad, talk, or remove the collector from their mouth until the indicator turns BLUE, or until 10 minutes has passed 
5. Instruct the patient to hold the transport tube in an upright position and to uncap it by pushing up with the thumb(s)
   • Do not stand the tube on table, or spill or empty the liquid from the tube
6. Instruct the patient to insert the collector device into the uncapped transport tube and replace the cap

1. Snap the red cap firmly to ensure that the tube is closed tightly.
2. Place the center of the specimen seal on top of the tube and press down both sides

Quantisal ™ collection device

Ambient (preferred) - 5 days

Refrigerated - 5 days

Frozen - NO

• Quantity not sufficient for analysis (QNS)
• Any collection device other than a Quantisal ™ collection device
• Unlabelled or mislabelled specimen

Immunoassay

Negative

Cut off = 20 ng/mL

Medical necessity