Patent ID: 8586322
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining an immunosuppressant drug in a sample suspected of containing the immunosuppressant drug, the method comprising: (a) providing in combination in a medium: (b) incubating the medium under conditions for binding of the first monoclonal antibody and the second monoclonal antibody to the immunosuppressant drug, and (c) examining the medium for the presence of an immunocomplex comprising the immunosuppressant drug, the first monoclonal antibody and the second monoclonal antibody, the presence and/or amount of the immunocomplex indicating the presence and/or amount of the immunosuppressant drug in the sample, wherein the immunosuppressant drug is selected from the group consisting of tacrolimus, cyclosporin, rapamycin and everolimus.