using urine drug testing for monitoring controlled substances in chronic pain patients

March 2014

You'll hear more about using urine drug testing for monitoring controlled substances in chronic pain patients.

These tests are used to monitor whether patients are taking their prescribed drug...and if they're taking any non-prescribed substances.

About 30% of patients test NEGATIVE for their prescribed drug...and about 20% test POSITIVE for non-prescribed or illicit drugs.

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