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. 2021 Apr 5;135(5):1799–1811. doi: 10.1007/s00414-021-02576-1

Table 2.

Methadone and EDDP in sweat patches

Patch 1 (ng/patch) Patch 2 (ng/patch) Patch 3 (ng/patch) Patch 4 (ng/patch) Patch 5 (ng/patch)
Individual no Methadone EDDP Methadone EDDP Methadone EDDP Methadone EDDP Methadone EDDP
1 523 4.5 961 7.5 1314** 11 299 5.4 2116** 15
2 193 2.9 238 3.2 724 5.3 824 6.5 976 6.6
3 30 1.9* 72 2.1* 62 2.1* 92 2.3* 223 2.7
4 205 2.7 348 3.3 825 5.8 574 4.4 676 4.8
5 131 2.3* 170 2.8 400 3.4 342 3.3 302 3.3
6 187 2.5 294 2.8 438 3.6 468 3.7 362 3.4
7 727 6.7 2005** 15 4780** 31 3676** 20 4593** 26
8 34 2.2* 135 3.2 245 4.0 348 5.1 822 9.5
9 147 2.2* 526 3.6 868 4.7 919 4.7 1102** 4.8
10 1622** 5.8 2541** 7.1 1213** 4.9 4021** 10 4389** 10
11 339 3.2 550 4.3 706 4.9 1221** 6.5 1321** 5.7
12 211 3.1 898 8.1 1759** 13 1383** 9.6 1466** 9.5
13 562 4.6 874 6.5 1424** 10 1927** 13 2356** 14
14 542 3.4 896 4.8 1231** 5.9 1351** 5.8 1705** 6.7
15 19 1.8* 31 1.9* 47 1.9* 116 2.1* 88 2.0*

*Value below LOQ (5.0 ng/patch for methadone and 2.5 ng/patch for EDDP) and above LOD (2.5 ng/patch for methadone and 1.5 ng/patch for EDDP)

**Approximated value, concentration above the highest calibration point (1000 ng/patch for methadone and 500 ng/patch for EDDP)