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Urine Drug Screen

Immunoassay screen for common drug classes; positives need confirmation.

14 tests explainedAlso printed as Drugs of Abuse Screen, Urine, UDS, Urine Toxicology Screen, 10-Panel Drug Screen, Drug Screen, Urine

The 14 tests in this panel

What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.

  • Urine Drug Screen (Panel Result)

    A urine test that checks for several drugs at once. A positive screen is a first look, and a second test is used to check it.

  • Urine Amphetamines Screen

    A urine screen for amphetamine-type stimulants, including some prescription medicines. A first positive is presumptive until a second test confirms it.

  • Urine Methamphetamine Screen

    A yes-or-no urine test for methamphetamine. A positive is a first-step result that can have other causes, such as medicines, and is usually confirmed with a second test.

  • Urine MDMA (Ecstasy) Screen

    A urine screen for MDMA (ecstasy or molly) and closely related drugs. A positive result is presumptive until a second test confirms it.

  • Urine Barbiturates Screen

    A urine screen for barbiturates, older sedative medicines such as phenobarbital and butalbital. A first positive is presumptive until a second test confirms it.

  • Urine Benzodiazepines Screen

    A urine screen for benzodiazepines, a family of sedatives such as diazepam. It can miss some of them, and a positive is presumptive until confirmed.

  • Urine Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) Screen

    A urine screen for benzoylecgonine, the main breakdown product of cocaine. It shows recent exposure, usually over the past few days.

  • Urine Cannabinoids (THC) Screen

    A urine test that looks for the main breakdown product of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. It shows past use, not whether you are impaired now.

  • Urine Opiates Screen

    A yes-or-no urine test for opiates such as morphine and codeine. A positive is a first-step result and can come from prescribed medicine, poppy seed foods or some antibiotics.

  • Urine Oxycodone Screen

    A yes-or-no urine test for oxycodone, a prescription opioid pain medicine. A positive is expected if you take it as prescribed, and the screen also reacts to oxymorphone.

  • Urine Methadone Screen

    A urine screen for methadone, an opioid medicine used for pain and opioid use disorder, or for EDDP, its main breakdown product.

  • Urine Buprenorphine Screen

    A urine test that looks for buprenorphine, a medicine used to treat opioid use disorder and pain. A positive result is expected if you take it as prescribed.

  • Urine Fentanyl Screen

    A urine screen for fentanyl, a very strong opioid, and norfentanyl, its main breakdown product. A positive result is presumptive until confirmed.

  • Urine Phencyclidine (PCP) Screen

    A yes-or-no urine test for PCP (phencyclidine). A positive is a first-step result, and several common medicines can cause false positives.

Labs can include one more test in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.