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How Can Codeine Be Identified In Urine Analysis While Having Only Counter Pain Relievers Such As Motrin?
Hi I m in the military, active duty us army. Today my commander called me in his office and told me I popped hot on a urinalysis for codeine on jan. 6. I don t have any medicine with codeine in it but I do take some over the counter pain relievers such as motrin. How could I possibly have codeine in my system? And is there anything that would give false results for codeine?
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
User's Response
Hi,
Motrin contains the active ingredient Ibuprofen. This over-the-counter drug can cross-react with immunoassay tests and cause false positive results. I suggest to stop taking motrin or any other drug and repeat the testing in a week time.
You can report this to your commander too!
Dr.Sejdini
Motrin contains the active ingredient Ibuprofen. This over-the-counter drug can cross-react with immunoassay tests and cause false positive results. I suggest to stop taking motrin or any other drug and repeat the testing in a week time.
You can report this to your commander too!
Dr.Sejdini
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