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.
Using the Physicians' Desk Reference, you determine that a common adverse effect that an elderly patient may experience while taking zolpidem (Ambien) is: Confusion and memory disturbances Eszopiclone (Lunesta) is a hypnotic agent with a rapid onset of action, intermediate duration of action, and a half-life of 6 hours.