Tricyclic anti depressants are a group of congeners of imipramine, which inhibits noradrenalin and serotonin transporters in the neurons. The effects differ in normal individuals and depressed individuals. These drugs are tested using test cards, the reagent strips of which work based on lateral flow chromatographic immunoassays that respond to cut off concentrations of 1000 ng/ ml. Card drug tricyclics are approved by the FDA and are easy to perform and they interpret the results. The accuracy rate is around 97%.

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