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Nursing Student Drug Testing: What Clinical Placements Require
Every nursing student eventually runs into the same wall before their first hospital rotation: a drug screen requirement that has...
Can Lidocaine or Novocaine Cause a Positive Cocaine Test?
A patient gets a filling at the dentist, a minor procedure with a local numbing shot, or a nasal scope...
How Long Does Oxycodone Stay in Your System for a Drug Test?
Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic opioid sold under brand names like OxyContin, Roxicodone, and in combination products like Percocet. It is...
How Long Does Fentanyl Stay in Urine? Detection Windows and Cutoffs
Fentanyl behaves differently in the body than the opiates a standard drug test was built to catch, and that gap...
Prozac and Drug Tests: When Fluoxetine Triggers a False Positive
Fluoxetine, sold under the brand name Prozac, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor prescribed for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic...
Cough Medicine and Drug Tests: Why Dextromethorphan Can Read as PCP
A donor takes an over the counter cough suppressant, shows up for a routine urine screen, and gets flagged for...
Zoloft and Drug Tests: The Sertraline Benzodiazepine False Positive
A patient taking sertraline, sold under the brand name Zoloft, can screen positive for benzodiazepines on a standard urine immunoassay...
What to Expect at a Pre Employment Drug Test
A job offer that comes with a drug test condition follows a fairly predictable sequence almost everywhere in the country....
Wellbutrin and Drug Tests: Why Bupropion Triggers Amphetamine False Positives
Bupropion, sold under brand names including Wellbutrin and Zyban, is one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants and smoking cessation...
