What Does My Urine Drug Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 15 Mar 2017

Question: Hi
I just had 25 mg of athenol this morning,tomorrow evening I will have an urine drug test.
Will they find something positive ?
Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it will.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is Dr Sameer, cardiologist.
Atenolol is excreted mainly in urine. If taken in oral form, 50% of the drug is excreted in urine.
So yes your urine will be positive for Atenolol.
But this is a special test only & not done routinely. So it will only be found, only if someone is looking especially for it.
Thanks.
Take care.

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Follow up: Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (36 minutes later)

Thanks
My test will be relative for drivers so positive to cannabinoids cacaine amphetamine and so on and I noted to the venue of creatinine.Do you think that any value will be positive or out of normal ?

Answered by Dr. Dr Sameer Maheshwari (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No it won't

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Urine test will not be positive for anything else except atenolol, if you are not taking it.
And i think taking atenolol will not be a problem.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad