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Physicians are tested for drugs more often than most people assume, but the requirement rarely comes from a single federal law. It usually comes from three...
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Topiramate is prescribed for seizures, for migraine prevention, and as part of a combination weight management product. People starting it or already taking it sometimes ask...
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Anyone who has applied for work at a marine terminal has heard the acronym TWIC thrown around like it settles the drug testing question. It does...
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NyQuil is one of the most common over the counter cold and flu products in the country, and it shows up often in questions about workplace...
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South Dakota does not have a stand alone statute that requires or regulates private sector workplace drug testing the way some states do. There is no...
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Delta-10 THC is a hemp derived cannabinoid isomer sold in vape cartridges, gummies and tinctures, usually marketed as a milder, legal alternative to marijuana. Employers and...
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New Mexico does not have one general statute that tells private employers when they may or may not drug test. Instead, employers have to read across...
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Oregon does not have a single statute that tells private employers how to run a drug testing program the way a handful of other states do....
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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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Phenylephrine is the active decongestant in most cold and sinus products sold on the open shelf, including many items labeled "PE" that replaced pseudoephedrine after pseudoephedrine...
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Meloxicam is a prescription nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug, sold under the brand name Mobic and as a generic tablet, suspension, and capsule. It is used for...
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Employees who take an over the counter allergy medication before a scheduled drug screen sometimes ask whether it could flag the test. The honest answer depends...
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Plumbers work with pressurized gas lines, open flame for soldering and brazing, confined spaces, ladders and trenches, often inside occupied homes and businesses. It is a...
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Anyone ordering testing supplies for a clinic, treatment program, staffing desk, or workplace eventually hits the same question: how many panels do we actually need. The...
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Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic used to put patients to sleep for surgery, to sedate them for a procedure such as an endoscopy, or to keep...
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Clinical laboratories, research labs, and reference labs sit in an unusual spot when it comes to drug testing policy. Many of these facilities already handle controlled...
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Defense contractors sit at the intersection of three different rule sets: the general federal Drug Free Workplace Act requirement, a Department of Defense acquisition regulation clause...
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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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Toradol is the common brand name for ketorolac tromethamine, a prescription strength pain reliever that shows up often in emergency rooms, urgent care clinics, and surgical...
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Librium is the brand name most people still use for chlordiazepoxide, one of the oldest benzodiazepines on the market. Prescribers reach for it mainly for short...
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Mounjaro is the brand name for tirzepatide, an injectable medication approved for type 2 diabetes that is also prescribed, often as the brand Zepbound, for chronic...
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The answer depends entirely on which bottle is in the medicine cabinet. Plain Mucinex, the expectorant that thins mucus so a cough is more productive, contains...
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Lamotrigine, sold under the brand name Lamictal, is an anticonvulsant also prescribed as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder, as described in the FDA labeling for...
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Minnesota employers do not have the same free hand to drug test that employers in many other states have. The state's Drug and Alcohol Testing in...
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