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Does Focalin Show Up As Amphetamine On A Urine Sample Test?

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Posted on Wed, 8 Oct 2014
Question: does focalin show up as an amphetamine on a urine sample, nor a drug sample, a sample to see if I have UTI
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
would not be seen in this type of test

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Urine analysis to check for urinary tract infections does not check for any medications.

It looks for the following: (1)nitrites (chemical produced in infection),
(2) leukocytes (white blood cells that respond to infection)
(3)red blood cells
(4)protein in the urine
(5)general information such as the specific gravity (concentration of the urine), sugar, ketones (made in the body if not enough fluids are being taken or if person on low carb diet)

Specific drug detecting blood tests would have to be done to pick up any drugs.

I hope this helps,feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Michelle Gibson James (39 minutes later)
THANKS SO MUCH!!!! I always wanted to know about what they test for in UTI samples. Great service you all are providing
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no problem

Detailed Answer:
feel free to ask anything else if you need to
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does Focalin Show Up As Amphetamine On A Urine Sample Test?

Brief Answer: would not be seen in this type of test Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Urine analysis to check for urinary tract infections does not check for any medications. It looks for the following: (1)nitrites (chemical produced in infection), (2) leukocytes (white blood cells that respond to infection) (3)red blood cells (4)protein in the urine (5)general information such as the specific gravity (concentration of the urine), sugar, ketones (made in the body if not enough fluids are being taken or if person on low carb diet) Specific drug detecting blood tests would have to be done to pick up any drugs. I hope this helps,feel free to ask any other questions