Opioids Does Robitussin DM have opiates, if yes..how long it stays in human body

[Jainvikaskr]

Does Robitussin DM have opiates, if yes..how long it stays in human body

i had a hard time suffering through cold, cough and throat infection. I purchased a cough syrup named Robitussin DM from a walmart store in Westminster, Colorado. it is an OTC medicine. Below is the link and drug facts of medicine.

Link of medicine
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Robitussi...ength-Cough-Chest-Congestion-DM-8-oz/17325122

Drug Facts
Active Ingredient
Dextromethorphan hbr, USP 10 mgCough suppressant
Inactive Ingredients
Anhydrous citric acid, artificial & natural flavors, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, d&c red no. 33, FD&C red no. 40, glycerin, high fructose corn syrup, menthol, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, propylene glycol, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution, xanthan gum.

I took this medicine for the period starting from April 8 to April 16 2013 then I came back to India. In India, I had to undergo a drug test in my office as a compliance requirement for the new client associated with my company it was conducted on on may 6 2013 where I was found to be positive for opiates.

My age is 27 years , weight is approx 60 kg and height is 5 ft 7 inches and I am a vegetarian.

my questions ?
1) does this cough syrup or any of the ingredients used in this cough syrup has opiates in it ?
2)if answer is yes to above how long it stays in body ?
3) what is the probability of having found opiates in my case .
Your urgent help is highly appreciated in this regard

Vikas Jain

 

[missmeyet?]

No, there are no opiates in this medication. If you haven't taken anything else recently that might have contained opiates then I would ask for another drug test to be done. They sometimes do come back with a false positive result. Are you sure you did not take anything else that might have been opiates in past several days?
Generally most opiates won't stick around in your system for more than 3 or 4 days.

*edit* it definitely would not be positive a month later. And there is definitely no opiates in this medication. Either the test was incorrect or you inadvertantly took something else th at contained opiates.

 

[Morphling]

DXM technically has an opioid structure...not that it works as one. Super hard to believe it would cause a positive so long after you took it. Like ^^ she said, false positive. Retest.

 

[Jainvikaskr]

Members and respected experts.... few more facts .. I also took following medicines between April 25 to may 7.

-Benz 100 mg
- Codistar DX syrup
- A to Z syrup
- Pantop 40 mg
- TusQ D Syrup
- Augmention 625 mg
_ Calpol Tab and
- LCZ tab

I took these medicines for like until the date of the drug test also


Apart from this, I took azithromycin -500 for throat infection without any prescription in this period. With continuity of Robitussin until April 16 and after above mentioned prescriptions shows any signs of having opiates in my body.
Let me know if any other details are needed.

Thanks a ton for your help.

 

[Anon610]

DXM can show up as a false positive for opiate tests from my understanding.

 

[Morphling]

The codistar and TusQ contain dxm also, so that may be your explanation.

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

Robitussin DM does not contain opioids. Some formulations of Robitussin do contain codeine, however.

We don't allow drug testing discussion on this site either way, however. So I'm going to close this thread. PM me if you have any questions.