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Which urine drug screen (UDS) should we specifically order?

  Years ago, when ordering laboratory tests, to check for the possible use of an illicit substance, I would simply write “Urine drug screen”. Often, the laboratory would go ahead and do the test. At other times, I faced problems. 1. Sometimes, the laboratory refused to do the test, telling the patient that there wasn’t…

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