Is an at home drug test as accurate as a lab test?

What makes a home drug test invalid?

Invalid Sample “The result of a drug test for a urine specimen that contains an unidentified adulterant or an interfering substance, has abnormal physical characteristics, or has an endogenous substance at an abnormal concentration that prevents the laboratory from completing or obtaining a valid drug test result.”

How accurate are at home urine drug tests?

Many First Check® Home Drug testing products are more than 99 percent accurate in detecting specific drugs according to the designated cut-off levels. However, if a more sensitive test is administered, there is a chance of testing positive if drugs are present in urine.

Are at home drug tests the same as lab tests?

In the home drug test the reagent uses a control and detection line as a signal. In a lab performed immunoassay the signal can be a number of things. The most common is linking a chemical that changes color when the reaction takes place.May 15, 2020

How does the easy home drug test work?

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How do quick drug tests work?

An instant drug test is exactly as its name implies—you get the results right away, at the point where it's collected, usually within a few minutes. It's what we call an immunoassay screening; its purpose is to detect any presence of that category of drugs in the specimen.Jul 18, 2019

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