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Negative urine opioid screening caused by rifampin-mediated induction of oxycodone hepatic metabolism.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 May 2006
Lee Hong-Kee, Lewis Lionel D, Tsongalis Gregory J, McMullin Matthew, Schur Bernard C, Wong Steven H, Yeo Kiang-Teck J
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INTRODUCTION: Oxycodone has become widely used in the clinic for the treatment of chronic pain. This reflects its favorable pharmacokinetics and side effect profiles. CASE REPORT: We report a 60-y-old man who had a clinically significant drug interaction between rifampin and oxycodone, resulting in 3 consecutive negative urine oxycodone screens in a 2-month period, suggesting non-adherence. A combination of urine...
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