I Take The Following Medications: Lisinprol, Levothroxine, Metroprolol , Flucaticasone,

Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2022

Question: I take the following medications: lisinprol, levothroxine, metroprolol, flucaticasone, buspirone, gabapetin, simvastin,,nitroglcerine Plus I have Kidney failure...I had a positive for Amphetamine or methamphetimine.. Can it have been caused by my Medication and Health problems

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (2 days later)

Brief Answer:
Metoprolol can be the cause of a positive test

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
I read carefully your query and understand your concern.

Metoprolol can cause a false positive test of Amphetamine.

Hope my answer was helpful.
If you have further queries feel free to contact me again.

Kind regards!

Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
General &Family Physician

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar