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From: Robert Swotinsky, MD
Date: 18 Oct 2005
Time: 08:57:31 -0700
Remote Name: 4.154.211.133
Propoxyphene is a synthetic opioid. It is not included in the federal 5-drug panel but is sometimes included by programs that test for drugs beyond the federal 5-panel. The question asks if propoxyphene is included in the 9-panel. My answer to this is, there is no standard set of drugs for a 9-panel. Instead, laboratories will group various sets of drugs into predefined panels (5-, 7-, 9-, 10-, etc) of drugs to meet client demands and perceived client demands. In my own experience, propoxyphene is not part of most 9-panels, but I'm sure there are some 9-panels that do include it. Also realize that the "opiates" that drug testing labs routinely test for are codeine, morphine, and 6-acetylmorphine, but not propoxyphene.