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Taking Vicodin For Pain. Drug Test Shows Meth. Due To Taking Medicine?

I have inhalers and take Vicodin for pain i was required to take a drug test at work and it came up as meth but i dont use is it possible that these medicine come up as that? And if so i have no insurance but require a doctors not to show that these medications do come up as that so that i can keep my job is there a site that is medically registered that i can get a print out showing that is the reason why
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Hi,

Some of the inhalers contain chemicals like pseudoephedrine which can cause a false positive urinary drug screen for amphetamine, although newer tests have tried to correct this anomaly. You can take a print out of this review published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings in 2008 and show this to your employer (http://www.drugcheck.com.au/pdfs/10-Mayo-Clinic-Clinicians.pdf). The Mayo Clinic Proceedings is a widely read and reputed journal and should serve your purpose if your inhalers contain the chemicals that can produce the false positive test.

I hope this helps you. Best wishes.
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Taking Vicodin For Pain. Drug Test Shows Meth. Due To Taking Medicine?

Hi, Some of the inhalers contain chemicals like pseudoephedrine which can cause a false positive urinary drug screen for amphetamine, although newer tests have tried to correct this anomaly. You can take a print out of this review published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings in 2008 and show this to your employer (http://www.drugcheck.com.au/pdfs/10-Mayo-Clinic-Clinicians.pdf). The Mayo Clinic Proceedings is a widely read and reputed journal and should serve your purpose if your inhalers contain the chemicals that can produce the false positive test. I hope this helps you. Best wishes.