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    Toxicology Tests



    What Affects the Test

    Reasons the results may not be helpful include:

    • Some drugs that may be mistaken for others. For example, some cough medicines that do not contain Reference narcotics Opens New Window may be identified as a narcotic.
    • Drinking or eating some types of food (such as a food containing poppy seeds).
    • Having blood in the urine.
    • The amount of time between taking the drug and collecting the sample.
    • Not having a large enough urine sample.

    Many medicines may change the results of this test. Be sure to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription and prescription medicines you take.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference November 8, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology


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