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and monthly compiled into the “Drug Abuse accordance with Article 9-3 of the “Enforcement
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each inspection agency and institution should
Implementation Strategy report drug test results to the UDARS every
month. TFDA will count positive results of non-
I. Reporting mechanism for urine samples of suspected drug and controlled
healthcare facilities on drug drug cases on a monthly basis to provide
abuse reference for the development of drug control
strategies by various departments.
TFDA has established a Drug Abuse
Reporting System (DARS) to receive IV. Taiwan Emergency Depart-
information through drug abuse cases ment Drug Abuse Surveillance
reported monthly by healthcare facilities in
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information of drug abuse cases. forced Monitoring Plan for NPS in Emergen-
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II. Management and reporting of screening of urine samples of 150 NPS for
approved institutions for drug suspected drug poisoning cases in ED of med-
abuse urine tests ical institutions across the country. The results
of the expanded screening can be the reference
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tests and designated testing institutions in situation in country’s EDs.
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to the Urine Test for Drug Abuse Reporting
System (UDARS) on a monthly basis. I. Reporting situation of drug
TFDA conducted performance monitoring of abuse at healthcare facilities
approved institutions on a quarterly basis. In
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III. Non-urine (Drug) testing and for drug abuse by healthcare facilities in
reporting upon drug abuse 2020. The top three types of drug abuse case
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