Urine drug testing is frequently used in clinical, employment, educational, and legal settings
and misinterpretation of test results can result in significant adverse consequences for the …

Urine drug screening can enhance workplace safety, monitor medication compliance, and
detect drug abuse. Ordering and interpreting these tests requires an understanding of …

Drug testing, commonly used in health care, workplace, and criminal settings, has become
widespread during the past decade. Urine drug screens have been the most common …

Background: The term drug screen is a misnomer since it implies screening for all drugs,
which is not possible. Current practice is to limit the testing to the examination of serum for …

Purpose The implications of potential false-positive urine drug screen (UDS) results for
patients receiving commonly prescribed medications were evaluated. Summary A …

Urine drug screen (UDS) immunoassays are a quick and inexpensive method for
determining the presence of drugs of abuse. Many cross-reactivities exist with other …

The terms 'false-positive'and 'false-negative'are widely used in discussions of urine drug test
(UDT) results. These terms are inadequate because they are used in different ways by …

Urine drug testing is an essential component of monitoring patients who are receiving long-
term opioid therapy, and it has been suggested for patients receiving long-term …

• It is vital that physicians are alert to signs and symptoms of arcane drug use by their
patients and be prepared to order appropriate laboratory tests that will assist in …

Urine drug testing plays an important role in monitoring licit and illicit drug use for both
medico-legal and clinical purposes. One of the major challenges of urine drug testing is …