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.
AmbienÂ® (Zolpidem), a short acting nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic, is used to treat insomnia on a short term basis, usually one to two weeks. Ambien initiates sleep by slowing down brain activity and producing calmness so that patient can fall asleep quickly. Ambien comes in the form of a tablet taken orally or slipped under the tongue as well as an oral spray form that is used by spraying it over the tongue.