cause a false positive for amphetimines and barbiturits in a pediatric patient, and if so, how long will it cause it to appear in the blood when tested?
2007-09-09 05:21:10 · 3 answers · asked by pupcake 6 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Benadryl is not a presciption med. But both Benadryl and Claratin are fat-soluable and that means they will linger in your system. They are both "downers" which means that they may show traces of Barbituates, but not "uppers"- Amphetamines. Those are easily explained. Millions of people take those medications. Your pediatric patient has hopefully had some professional do the prescribing. If you are giving a child Benadryl, they had better be seriously allergic to something. You would be better off removing that "something".
2007-09-09 05:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by ninety9point8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benadryl and claratin are both fine... Ephedrine or pseudoephedrine might cause problems though (I'm not 100% sure on that)
They should allow a retest if you've got a good excuse for the false positive.
Drug testing is immoral.
2007-09-09 12:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by killfoot2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither benedryl or claritin are prescription drugs, and neither of them are amphetimine or barbiturate, so, no, they would not cause a false positive.
they are antihistamines, and those stay in the blood stream for approximately 48 hours.
2007-09-09 12:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋