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What Causes False Positive For Fluoxetine In A Drug Test?
Question: Hello I needed 2 know what kind of over the counter or pres.drugs could cause a false positive on a drug test? Can Flouroxitine cause a false positive.
Brief Answer:
Yes fluoxetine can cause false positive
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concerns.
Antihistamines as over the counter medication can cause false positive test for amphetamines and opioids.
Similarly fluoxetine can cause false positive test for amphetamines and LSD.
I hope this answers you.
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Yes fluoxetine can cause false positive
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concerns.
Antihistamines as over the counter medication can cause false positive test for amphetamines and opioids.
Similarly fluoxetine can cause false positive test for amphetamines and LSD.
I hope this answers you.
Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks and regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
So if someone went to the doctor and did a drug test and they had taken a Fluoxitine a few hours before it could cause a false positive for amphetamines? Also does it say amphetamines or methamphetamines on the drug test? So if someone went to take a test and they had taken a fluoxetine a few hours before hand it could cause a false positive for amphetamines? Also on a drug test does it say amphetamines or methamphetamines as the drug they are test for?
Brief Answer:
False positive is possible for both with fluoxetine
Detailed Answer:
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False positive test from fluoxetine can result for both amphetamines and methamphetamines. So the result can be positive for either of these or positive for both.
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False positive is possible for both with fluoxetine
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for follow up.
False positive test from fluoxetine can result for both amphetamines and methamphetamines. So the result can be positive for either of these or positive for both.
I hope this helps you further.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
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