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I took 800 mg of ibuprofen an hour before my pre-employment urine drug screen. do you think it will cause a false positive?

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Dr. Cynthia Rector answered

NO: Ibuprofen is not a medication that will be tested for during a drug screen

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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A member asked:

I took 800 mg of ibuprofen an hour before my pre-employment urine drug screen. do you think it will cause a false positive?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Cynthia Rector answered

Dr Chuu agreed

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