What class of drugs is butalbital?
Butalbital belongs to the group of medicines called barbiturates. Barbiturates act in the central nervous system (CNS) to produce their effects. Butalbital is a barbiturate, which is a controlled substance that has a sedating effect on your brain.Overview: Butalbital/acetaminophen/caffeine is used for tension headaches. It slows down your nervous system, blocks pain signals, and reduces excess blood flow to help with tension headaches. Common side effects include dizziness and drowsiness.Butalbital containing products are non-opioid analgesics that contain a combination of different drug products indicated for the relief of the symptom complex of tension (or muscle contraction) headache pain.Butalbital is a narcotic that depresses the central nervous system. Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer. It is the active compound in Tylenol. Acetaminophen relieves pain by elevating the pain threshold, that is, by requiring a greater amount of pain to develop before a person feels it.BUTALBITAL; ACETAMINOPHEN; CAFFEINE (byoo TAL bi tal; a set a MEE noe fen; KAF een) treats tension headaches. It works by reducing pain. It also helps you relax. It is not used to prevent headaches or migraines.
Will butalbital show on a drug test?
Standard employment drug screenings typically detect butalbital for 3-7 days in urine, but this varies significantly based on individual factors. Critical timing information: Urine tests: 3-7 days (most common testing method) Blood tests: Up to 8 days (rarely used for employment) The short and intermediate acting barbiturates are extensively metabolized, while the long acting barbiturates are less extensively metabolized. Short acting barbiturates can be detected in urine up to a few days post ingestion while the long acting drugs can be detected for a few weeks following ingestion.Barbituates may be detected in the urine 1-21 days after ingestion. The urine barbiturate screening test detects the presence of the barbiturate secobarbital at a concentration of 200 ng/mL or greater. Other barbiturates are detected: call laboratory for information regarding a specific barbiturate.
What antidepressants can cause a positive drug test?
Wellbutrin (bupropion),4 Prozac (fluoxetine), and Desyrel (trazodone)5 can all potentially show up as amphetamines on a drug screen. Zoloft (sertraline) may show up as a benzodiazepine. Less commonly, antidepressants have been known to trigger false positives for LSD. Amitriptyline may lead to a false positive urine test for the hallucinogenic drug LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide). Bupropion (generic Wellbutrin). Used as an antidepressant, for weight loss, and smoking cessation, bupropion may lead to a positive screen for amphetamine, methamphetamine, and LSD.Trazodone: This older antidepressant can be used to help people sleep. Taking trazodone may cause a false positive for amphetamines or methamphetamines. Bupropion (Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL): Taking bupropion may lead to a false positive for amphetamines or methamphetamines.Therapeutic use of bupropion appears to be the most frequent cause of false positive urine drug screens for amphetamines in our population.