ZOLPIDEM

Message

Requires WildCode
Call Carrie or Amber for WildCode

Test Code

LAB00340

Alias/See Also

LAB00340
ZOLPIDEM
AMBIEN
INTERMEZZO

Preferred Specimen

1.0 mL Serum - Red Top (No GEL)

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL Serum - Red Top (No GEL)

Other Acceptable Specimens

Lavender (EDTA) - plasma (No GEL)

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated: 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gel Seperator Tubes

Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Clinical Significance

Zolpidem (brand names Ambien, Ambien CR, Intermezzo, Stilnox, Stilnoct, Sublinox, Hypnogen and Zolsana) is a prescription medication used for the treatment of insomnia and some brain disorders.[2] It is a short-acting nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic of the imidazopyridine class[3] that potentiates GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, by binding to GABAA receptors at the same location as benzodiazepines.[4] It works quickly, usually within 15 minutes, and has a short half-life of two to three hours. Zolpidem has not adequately demonstrated effectiveness in maintaining sleep, unless delivered in a controlled-release (CR) form. However, it is effective in initiating sleep.

Performing Laboratory
Send to Quest Diagnostics, they will send onto National Medical Services (NMS labs)

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