Focalin - Will It Show Up In A Urine Test (Page 2)

I need to know if focalin will show up in a urine drug test?

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I have 2 drug tests a month and should have failed every single one but never have.

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Yeah, I get tested twice a week and sometimes I have gone in hours after having taken a Focalin and it's never been detected even after they send my urine off to the lab.

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Well for one thing focalin has a very short half life 2-4hrs. So after last dose just say for example if you took 5mg on Monday 8am then at 12:00 you would only have 2.5mg left in your body then at 4pm you would have about 1.2mg left that's a rough figure. Focalin ain't gonna show up on a drug test anyways cause it's not an amphetamine unless they test specifically for that drug but it's still not gonna come up as amphetamine..

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Sorry to disagree so very late. I know it's been a few years since you posted this answer. Anyway, I get drug tested weekly and I've gone in an hour after having taken a Focalin capsule and all my urine drug tests have come back clean. So either it doesn't show up or it has to be tested for separately from the rest of the panel and most places don't seem to bother unless you've been known to abuse ADHD meds and/or illegal uppers, or you are cure taking it as prescribed and your doctor wants to monitor your compliance in taking it by testing the levels of the medication in your system. Those are the only two reasons/ways I can see that Focalin would show up in a urine test.

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Or, as Lori above points out, it has an extremely short half life. That's the other reason it wouldn't show up that I forgot to mention in my post above. To anyone who's currently worried about it showing up on a test, (if you know that they test for it specifically), if you go in about four or five hours before you should be okay.

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I take generic Focalin (Dexmethylphenidate) XR and was just wondering if it shows up on a 12-panel urinalysis or if it would give a false positive result for amphetamine? Friends of mine had some stupid stuff happen when testing for probation.

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Re: salssgirl (# 4)

It will NOT show on drug screen. Focalin is made of Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride and yes is a stimulant but does not contain amphetamine and will not show any ANY drug screen, even a 12 panel. In am in drug court and they made me stop adderal and any type of amphetamine. However I researched and found focalin and does not show in drug screen. I've been taking it for 7 months daily with random drug screens and never has it shown. They would have to send it to lab and test specifically for Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride . then it would show as Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride but NOT amphetamines.

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Re: Scott (# 20)

That helped me a lot I took 2 10mg on sat 2 10mg on Sunday then today not knowing I was gonna have to drug test I took 2 10 mg and a 20 mg xr I’m taking the test for a rehab clinic do you think I’ll be ok

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Re: Ashley (# 2)

It does NOT show up as an ampetamine on a urine drug screen

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