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How Is Hydromorphone Stored In The Body?
Question: How is hydromorphone stored in the body? I was given Dilaudid while in the hospital in December 2013 and it showed up in a urine drug screen in April
Brief Answer:
It can be detected in hair up to 3 to 6 months
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your query.
Dilaudid contains hydromorphone hydrochloride, an opiate preparation.
It can be detected in blood, urine, hair and saliva by different screen test for opiates.
It's half life is short of 4 to 6 hours and after oral ingestion peak concentration in blood is detected after 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Hydromorphone can be detected as expanded opiate in your system after last use.
It can be detected in
Blood less than 24 hours
Urine for 2 to 3 days
hair for 3 to 6 months
Saliva for 2 to 3 days
It can not be present in urine for so long. It can be possible that you might have taken another pill before screening, or cough syrup or visited a rave party and ingested unknown drugs which might contain opiate.
Commercially available opiate screening tests can give positive results for other opiate drugs. They have low specificity.
Try to remember about taking drugs for cough, severe pain and any other condition.
I hope this will be helpful. If you have further query feel free to ask.
It can be detected in hair up to 3 to 6 months
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your query.
Dilaudid contains hydromorphone hydrochloride, an opiate preparation.
It can be detected in blood, urine, hair and saliva by different screen test for opiates.
It's half life is short of 4 to 6 hours and after oral ingestion peak concentration in blood is detected after 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Hydromorphone can be detected as expanded opiate in your system after last use.
It can be detected in
Blood less than 24 hours
Urine for 2 to 3 days
hair for 3 to 6 months
Saliva for 2 to 3 days
It can not be present in urine for so long. It can be possible that you might have taken another pill before screening, or cough syrup or visited a rave party and ingested unknown drugs which might contain opiate.
Commercially available opiate screening tests can give positive results for other opiate drugs. They have low specificity.
Try to remember about taking drugs for cough, severe pain and any other condition.
I hope this will be helpful. If you have further query feel free to ask.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
I had not taken any hydromorphone since leaving the hospital. I was in there for a stroke and was having severe headaches. They did give me a prescription for hydrcodone when i was discharged but i only took it for app 2 weeks. I had no exposure or access to hydrmorphone.
Brief Answer:
The test may be done on hair also
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Thanks for writing again.
If you are not exposed to opioid drugs for long then it should not be detected in urine.
I want to ask you about the samples they have taken for testing. Did they take only urine sample or others have also been taken like blood, hair and saliva?
I am waiting for your reply.
The test may be done on hair also
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Thanks for writing again.
If you are not exposed to opioid drugs for long then it should not be detected in urine.
I want to ask you about the samples they have taken for testing. Did they take only urine sample or others have also been taken like blood, hair and saliva?
I am waiting for your reply.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
Only urine
Brief Answer:
This may be because of low specificity of test
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Thanks for writing again.
After your reply I searched on internet and found something that can explain your false positive results for opiate in urine.
There are articles which shows that Fluoroquinolones can cause false-positive urine opiate screens. Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics commonly used to treat upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections. These may cross react with the immunoassays used to detect opiates.
The fluoroquinolones currently available in the United States include ciprofloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin. Do you have taken any of these drugs for sore throat or chest infections or urinary tract infections?
This is the only explanation I have found for your opiate detection in urine.
I hope this will be helpful to you.
This may be because of low specificity of test
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Thanks for writing again.
After your reply I searched on internet and found something that can explain your false positive results for opiate in urine.
There are articles which shows that Fluoroquinolones can cause false-positive urine opiate screens. Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics commonly used to treat upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections. These may cross react with the immunoassays used to detect opiates.
The fluoroquinolones currently available in the United States include ciprofloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin. Do you have taken any of these drugs for sore throat or chest infections or urinary tract infections?
This is the only explanation I have found for your opiate detection in urine.
I hope this will be helpful to you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
What are fluoroquinolones?
Brief Answer:
Already mentioned in previous answer
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Read properly. I have already mentioned about fluroquinolones in previous reply.
They are one of the types of antibiotics available in the market to treat different infections.
Fluroquinolones are commonly used to treat upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections.
I hope now you have found your possible answer.
Already mentioned in previous answer
Detailed Answer:
Hi, Read properly. I have already mentioned about fluroquinolones in previous reply.
They are one of the types of antibiotics available in the market to treat different infections.
Fluroquinolones are commonly used to treat upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections.
I hope now you have found your possible answer.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Sorry, I didn't scroll down far enough at first. I do appreciate your answer. It helped me greatly, I had been taking Cipro app 1 week before the test.
Brief Answer:
Yeah, it may be due to cipro.
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your appreciation.
Your positive opiate screen may be because of ciprofloxacin, you have been taking.
If you really find this as helpful, give review for my efforts.
Thanks.
Dr Ravi Soni
Yeah, it may be due to cipro.
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your appreciation.
Your positive opiate screen may be because of ciprofloxacin, you have been taking.
If you really find this as helpful, give review for my efforts.
Thanks.
Dr Ravi Soni
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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