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Does plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) cause false positives on drug test?

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Only .01% have: That means that 1 in 10,000 people taking plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) reported having a false positive result on a urine drug screen. If that happens to anyone w/ a Rx for it - I'll wager that it would be recognized as an error and no bad consequences would happen for the individual. Don't worry. Best!

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 1/28/2018

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