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Does Diabetic Medications Cause False Positive Test Results?

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Question : I was picked for a random drug screen at work and was wondering if I have and concerns with my diabetes medicine. My concern is they now look for metabolism not the actual steer drugs or pain pills etc
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Answered by Dr. Shehzad Topiwala (1 hour later)
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Drug screen

Detailed Answer:
Drug screens generally look for substances of abuse potential. Diabetes medications are not in that category. They are medicinal agents used for the treatment of a common, chronic condition affecting millions of people worldwide.
Diabetes medicines do not have any addiction potential either. Even the metabolites of these medications are not known to mimic commonly abused drugs. So you should not be concerned about any false positive reports.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does Diabetic Medications Cause False Positive Test Results?

Brief Answer: Drug screen Detailed Answer: Drug screens generally look for substances of abuse potential. Diabetes medications are not in that category. They are medicinal agents used for the treatment of a common, chronic condition affecting millions of people worldwide. Diabetes medicines do not have any addiction potential either. Even the metabolites of these medications are not known to mimic commonly abused drugs. So you should not be concerned about any false positive reports.