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What Causes A False Positive Drug Test Result For Oxymorphone?
I to take chantix, cholesterol medication and fioricet with codeine. I recently had a random UA at work in which I expected to test positive for codeine and barbiturate, however, I tested positive for neither of these and tested positive for oxymorphone. How is this possible as I don t take this nor do I even know what it is
Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Hi,
Codeine metabolites are Morphine, Hydrocodone and Norcodeine.
Above sentence says that even you take Codeine it may be metabolised and gives you Hydrocodone, Morphine and Norcodeine.
So you may get positive.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu,
Internal Medicine Specialist
Codeine metabolites are Morphine, Hydrocodone and Norcodeine.
Above sentence says that even you take Codeine it may be metabolised and gives you Hydrocodone, Morphine and Norcodeine.
So you may get positive.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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