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Can taking adipex show positve on a drug test after taking 5 hours before?
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Dr. Robert Olsenanswered
Psychiatry 53 years experience
Absolutely. : Adipex is phentermine, a form of amphetamine. While the clinical effect of amphetamines may last no more than a few hours, the elimination half-life, the time it takes the body to rid itself of half of the total amount, can be 10 to 13 hours. It would take up to five half-lives to eliminate all the drug from your system.
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