Drugs That Affect Urine Test Results
Posted on August 31st, 2007 by gabriel
Many drugs can alter the results of a patient’s urine test for glucose, ketones, or protein.Before such a test, note which drugs your patient is taking. Then if her test results are abnormal, check with the laboratory to
see if one of the drugs could be the problem. This list contains drugs that commonly alter test results, falsely indicating glucosuria, ketonuria, and proteinuria.
Glucosuria
- aminosalicylic acid
- ascorbic acid
- cephalosporins
- chloral hydrate
- chloramphenicol
- isoniazid
- levodopa
- methyldopa
- nalidixic acid
- nitrofurantoin
- penicillin G (large doses)
- phenazopyridine
- probenecid
- salicylates (large doses)
- streptomycin
- tetracyclines
Ketonuria
- levodopa
- phenazopyridine
- phenolsulfonphthalein
- phenothiazines
- salicylates
- sulfobromophthalein
Proteinuria
- acetazolamide
- aminosalicylic acid
- cephalothin (large doses)
- nafcillin
- sodium bicarbonate
- tolbutamide
- tolmetin
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