Ritalin And Concerta Urine Drug Screens

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Can ritalin and concerta stimulants show up in a urine drug screen? I take those medications, and twice now I've tested positive for cocaine. I haven't did any coke, since back in the 1990's. If anyone can help answer my questions, and give me some documentation, that I can show my probation officer. I'd be very thankful!

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Both Ritalin and Concerta contain Methylphenidate and no, neither has been known to cause false positives for Cocaine.

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Had you taken anything else, even over the counter products?

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not likely at all, ritalin/concerta would not show up as cocaine in a urine screen. in fact the 5 panel or even the ten panel test do not test for ritalin. ritalin is a methlphenidate not an amphetamine. highly unlikely for the test to show as a false positive.

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If you tested positive for cocaine, you ingested cocaine in some fashion. As the other two posters have said, both Concerta and Ritalin are a Methylphenidate, which metabolizes into PPAA (phenyl-piperidine acetic acid). While it can show a false positive for amphetamine, you're more likely to test positive for amphetamine if you use over-the-counter Vicks Vaporinhaler, which does contain l-amphetamine.

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