Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex type 1 virus and are contagious whereas canker sores are not. Also, cold sores can appear outside the mouth in places such as under the nose, on the lips or under the chin while canker sores always appear inside the mouth.anker sores, or aphthous stomatitis, are small ulcers in your mouth that cause pain and discomfort when talking or eating. Canker sores come in two varieties: simple and complex.
Codeine, which is found in many pain relievers, may cause a false positive for morphine or heroin because of its similar chemical structure. Antibiotics. Certain newly developed antibiotics including amoxicillin and ampicillin have been reported to cause false positives for cocaine. DHEA
Side effect: It's true that codeine often causes constipation but it can also cause gastric irritation and/ or nausea in some patients. If you are intolerant of codeine you may have to get by with extra strength Tylenol which doesn't irritate the stomach.