Urine drug testing, or urinalysis, is the most commonly used method in toxicology—and for good reason. From medication monitoring for patients being treated for chronic pain to monitoring treatment adherence or abstinence for patients with substance use disorder, urine drug testing provides valuable information to help improve patient outcomes and support harm reduction.

Urine drug testing can reveal if a patient has taken prescribed medication, providing an opportunity for clinicians to monitor their patient’s adherence to their treatment protocol or if a patient is potentially diverting medications. It also exposes unexpected results indicating the use of illicit substances or medications not prescribed, helping to avert drug-to-drug interactions or drug overdose and improving patient safety and reduced clinician liability.

Navis Clinical Laboratories offers urine drug testing for addiction treatment, behavioral and mental health care, clinical labs, hospital-based labs and more.