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Can ibuprofen cause a false drug test? my sister said her husband had a positive drug test and it was caused by ibuprofen.

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Possibly: Many over the counter medications can yield, what is called, a false positive, of which ibuprofen, can lead to a false positive for marijuana. A site to look at for more answers is: http://www.Askdocweb.Com/falsepositives.Html.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/5/2018

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