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ELETRIPTAN (RELPAXA™) CAUSING FALSE POSITIVE ELEVATIONS IN URINARY METANEPHRINES.
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Pheochromocytoma is diagnosed biochemically by demonstrating an excessive production of catecholamines and their metabolites in the blood and urine. However, these tests are at times fraught with false-positive results due to drug effects. We report here a patient with markedly elevated urinary metanephrines associated with the use of eletriptan for migraine treatment.