How can I prevent dilute specimen drug screen results?
There are two things I can think of that would help you in preventing dilute specimen drug screen results: 1) Give the applicant instructions. Before you send them off to the lab, provide them with specific written instructions, such as: Please refrain from drinking large quantities of liquid, including water before your test. You could even warn them that a dilute result may be considered a fail. At Occuscreen we make a form for our clients that request it that includes the instructions, directions to the collection site, what they should take with them, etc. This can be helpful in preventing all sorts of issues which can delay results. 2) Switch to Oral Fluids drug screening. If instructions do not reduce your Dilute Specimen results problem, you may want to switch to Oral Fluids testing. Make sure you are getting lab analyzed results, though, not using an instant product. We use a product called Intercept, which is saliva testing with lab results. The test is collected onsite (witne
