Brief Answer:
No Albuterol sulfate doesn't cause this false positive test.

Detailed Answer:
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Antihistamines, decongestants, Ibuprofen, antidepressants, antibiotics, analgesics, antipsychotics and a lot more prescription drugs and non prescription nasal inhalers may definitely interfere with drug test and cause a false positive result. But we have never seen Albuterol causing a false positive result.

What to do next:-
If I was testing you and had a suspicion of having a false positive test, I must have gone for a Confirmatory test with Gas Chromatography and Thin Liquid Chromatography. So, I advise you to ask your recruiter to go for confirmation through these tests.


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