Drug and Alcohol Testing Q&A - 2008

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Re: Ambien (zolpidem)

From: Robert Swotinsky
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Date: 21 Mar 2008
Time: 13:23:10 -0800
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Comments

The window of detection is usually considered five half-lives. So, for a drug with a 4.5 hr half-life, the window of detection would be about 1 day. Testing for a drug with a 4.5 hr half life would thus be useful at detecting whether the drug was used within the prior 24 hrs.