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Depakote is a brand name for divalproex sodium, which the body converts into valproic acid (also called valproate). It is an anticonvulsant used for seizure disorders...
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Cymbalta is the brand name for duloxetine, a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) prescribed for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and several chronic pain conditions...
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Warfarin is one of the most widely prescribed anticoagulants in the country, and people who take it sometimes worry it will trigger a false positive on...
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Chlorpheniramine is a first generation antihistamine sold over the counter in allergy tablets and in a long list of combination cold and cough products. It is...
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Lisinopril is one of the most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications in the country, which is exactly why job candidates and employees sometimes wonder whether it...
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Un análisis de drogas en orina que reporta tanto anfetaminas (AMP) como metanfetaminas (mAMP) confunde a muchas personas, incluyendo algunos empleadores que leen el informe por...
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Patients who are prescribed metronidazole and then face a workplace or clinical drug screen often ask whether the antibiotic will show up as a positive result....
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Salvia divinorum is a hallucinogenic plant in the mint family that shows up in head shops, online listings, and occasionally in workplace incident reports. Because it...
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Losartan is a prescription angiotensin receptor blocker, known by the brand name Cozaar, used to treat high blood pressure and to help protect the kidneys in...
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Azithromycin is one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the United States, used for respiratory infections, skin infections, and several sexually transmitted infections. Because so...
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Selective androgen receptor modulators, usually shortened to SARMs, are a class of research compounds that bind to androgen receptors and are promoted online as a lower...
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Amlodipine is one of the most commonly prescribed blood pressure medications in the country, sold under its generic name and as part of combination products. People...
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Focalin is the brand name for dexmethylphenidate, a Schedule II prescription stimulant used to manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Because it is a stimulant and a...
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Tizanidine is a prescription muscle relaxant used for spasticity, and employees and employers both ask the same question when it shows up on a medication list...
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Baclofen is a prescription muscle relaxant used for spasticity from conditions such as multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. Employees who take it, and the employers...
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Un paciente llega con pupilas puntiformes, respiración lenta y todos los signos de intoxicación por opioides, pero la prueba de 12 paneles da negativo en OPI,...
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La oxicodona no aparece de forma fiable en un inmunoensayo estándar de opiáceos (OPI), porque esa prueba está diseñada para detectar morfina y codeína, no opioides...
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No, no en una prueba estándar. Los anticuerpos de inmunoensayo incorporados en las copas y tarjetas de inmersión estándar de pruebas de drogas de 5, 10...
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Nitrous oxide, sometimes called laughing gas or sold in small canisters known as whippets or chargers, is an inhalant. It is not a controlled substance under...
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Minoxidil is a vasodilator sold as a topical scalp solution or foam (the ingredient in over the counter hair regrowth products) and, less commonly, as an...
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Una prueba de detección de barbitúricos, comúnmente etiquetada como BAR en un panel de prueba, detecta una clase de medicamentos sedantes que incluye fenobarbital y butalbital,...
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No, no en una prueba estándar. Una prueba regular de detección de THC, ya sea una prueba de 5 paneles en el lugar de trabajo o...
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Varenicline is the active ingredient in a prescription smoking cessation medication sold under brand names including Chantix. Employers and employees sometimes ask whether a medication used...
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La selección de los vasos de prueba de detección de drogas adecuados puede marcar la diferencia entre un programa de pruebas laborales fiable y posibles problemas...
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