Blood Marker Tests. Your doctor may order blood tests for cancer/tumor markers to detect cancer activity in the body. Proteins and circulating tumor cells are two types of markers that can be measured. A cancer tumor often produces a specific protein in the blood that serves as a marker for the cancer.
Zolpidem, sold as the brand name Ambien among others, is a sedative primarily used for the treatment of trouble sleeping. It usually works 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.
Zolpidem comes in 5 and 10 milligram immediate release tablets and as 12.5 milligram extended release tablets and an oral spray (two sprays equals 10 milligrams). Zolpidem (brand name Ambien) 5 milligram tablets are capsule shaped, pink, film coated, with AMB 5 debossed on one side and 5401 on the other.