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Well nyquil show u on a drug test ?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Nyquil: No, but it can give false positive results for amphetamines, heroin, opiates, Methadone or ecstacy.

Answered 9/17/2015

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I have to take a hair follicle drug test next week. I found out yesterday I have covid and not even thinking about it took some Vicks NyQuil cold and flu liquid caps last night to help me sleep through the sickness. Will this cause me to fail?

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What if i took nyquil yesterday and last night for this aweful cold/cough and I am also on adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine)? Will my drug test come back false positive?

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I'm on antibiotics for pneumonia can I take NyQuil severe as well?

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