Medical Screening

[Cappyy]

I am considering accepting employment at a local hospital. Part of their Medical Screening requires that I bring in any and all prescription and non prescription drugs that I use. Does anyone know the hospital's intent in requesting the actual bottles or even on inquiring about meds I might be taking?

[ragingmomster, BSN, MSN, RN]

WOW!

Can you say NUNYA!!

As in NUNYA DAM BIZNESS!

When I have my annual medical screening I certainly don't list all the meds I am taking! (there are 3).

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

Sounds like they are giving you a chance to state what meds you are on before they do your drug test. Some meds -- OTC and prescription -- can cause positives on a drug screen. My employer did that, only they asked what meds I was on, they didn't ask me to bring the bottles in. Which didn't matter anyway, I'm not on anything that would've caused a false + but that is what it sounds like to me.

[Altra, BSN, RN]

Sounds like they are giving you a chance to state what meds you are on before they do your drug test. Some meds -- OTC and prescription -- can cause positives on a drug screen.

Agree. I've had to do this for jobs in health care and in other industries as well.

[Cappyy]

Sounds like they are giving you a chance to state what meds you are on before they do your drug test. Some meds -- OTC and prescription -- can cause positives on a drug screen. My employer did that, only they asked what meds I was on, they didn't ask me to bring the bottles in. Which didn't matter anyway, I'm not on anything that would've caused a false + but that is what it sounds like to me.

Thanks for the comment. I'm a first timer at this. Do you think they are looking for any meds in particular for example antidepressants?

[TazziRN, RN]

They're looking for anything that might show up on a drug screen. Antidepressants will show up if they test for that, not all screens do. What they're trying to help you avoid: if you come up positive for, say, opiates, but you didn't list anything that would explain it, that would not look good.

Bringing in the bottles proves that you are only taking medications prescribed to you. Again, if you come up with opiates and list it, but the bottle has your brother's name on it......not good.