Need To Know About Lab Results
UpdatedI have been prescribed hydrocodone / acetaminophen as well as oxycodone hydrochloride. I submitted lab work and it came up as morphine and oxycodone - If they send it to another lab will it show that I took my prescribed oxycodone? Why is it showing up as morphine?
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Hello, Ashley! How are you?
Most doctors don't use the actual certified tests, because they are very expensive, thus the cheaper ones they use are less reliable and false positives are common. All opiates are distantly related and share some metabolites, so one is often detected as another on these tests.
But yes, if they send it out to an actual lab for confirmation, then the false positive should be eliminated.
The FDA classifies these medications as narcotic analgesics, so they have the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.
Is there anything else I can help with?
But it's not a doctor who did the test it's a court program so if they send it 2 their lab would it just say opiates Or will it break it down to exactly what I took
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