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Can alkaseltzer severe sinus medicine pills make u fail a drug test for a job ? i have severe sinus infection and that's what i took the night before
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It could: Taylor, AlkaSeltzer severe sinus contains phenylepherine. This can occasionally cause a false positive methamphetamine screen. Just explain this to your employer, and hopefully they will understand, as this is a known reaction. Hope this helps!
Answered 3/20/2015
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