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I am taking a herbal subsitute with ginkgo biloba extract (root). I would like to know if I should stop taking it before I do a urinalysis test

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Posted by Family Physician 850 days and 21 hours ago.

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What type of urine test?

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Gingko should NOT cause a positive drug test IFTHE TEST IS BEING DONE WITH APPROPRIATE CONFIRMATION METHODS (gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy) - which is the method used by labs certified for drug testing.

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