Drug and Alcohol Testing Q&A - 2009

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High codeine

From: Dr. Robert Fallis
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Date: 29 Aug 2009
Time: 10:01:56 -0700
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I had a donor in a non DOT company-scheduled drug test who tested positive for codeine at over 50,000 ng/ml.  He claims that he took 2 Tylenol #3 tablets within 12 hours of the test.  He did have a prescription for 25 Tylenol #3's that the pharmacy faxed but it was a prescription from 14 months previous (Aug 2008).  Would this be considered a legitimate prescription?  And would this test be considered positive or negative? Thanks.