Drug Test and HIV Meds

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Hi all,

I am speaking on behalf of a friend of mine. He is about to begin nursing school and most likely he will need to take a drug test. He's worried if his HIV med will show up on the drug test, and if so, would that be an issue?

Thank you very much!

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Every drug test I have taken lists the specifics they test for, HIV medications are not listed. I'm not aware of any states/schools that would prohibit admission based on a student having HIV.

On the off chance that they did somehow discover the medication AND had a problem with it, those meds can be taken for prevention anyway so they would have no proof. I would not worry but it wouldn't hurt to check the policies of the state.

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Drug screening tests are looking for illegal/ mind-altering substances. Not antivirals.

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As long as your "friend" has a prescription for whatever they test positive for, it will be fine. I tested positive for methamphetamines when I had to take my drug test. I had a prescription so it was no big deal.

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