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How Long Does Xanax Stay In Urine?

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Posted on Thu, 2 Jul 2015
Question: How long does Xanax stay in urine? Does dose matter, hear up to 4-6 weeks but then I hear 5-10 days. Want to test daughter, heard she has been taking them.
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (56 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
it may take 2-3 days

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

alprazolam (xanax) has a half life of approximately 11 hours. In order to get more than 95% eliminated 5-6 half lives are required, which means 55-66 hours.

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How Long Does Xanax Stay In Urine?

Brief Answer: it may take 2-3 days Detailed Answer: Hello, alprazolam (xanax) has a half life of approximately 11 hours. In order to get more than 95% eliminated 5-6 half lives are required, which means 55-66 hours. Kind Regards!