Hello XXXXXX,
Thanks for your query,

Your boy friend has taken 40 tab, of Xanax 1 mg. It is a short acting benzodiazepine otherwise called as Alprazolam. As per your statement, it seems that your boyfriend is on treatment for the last 7 days.

Alprazolam is mainly excreted through urine.

The half-life of Alprazolam is 16 to 17 hrs. (For alcoholic and obese individual it is a little prolonged). So blood test (comprehensive drug screen) after 7 days may not reveal the presence of the drug. He will pass the test if done tomorrow.

Best wishes

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Hello,

Thanks for your followup query.

The drug is mainly excreted through the urine. I can also add that 90% is excreted through the urine.

Any drug absorbed from the intestine to blood it goes to liver, where it is directed to the destination of action. Then comes Half life which refer to any period of time in which a quantity falls by half and during that period the reduction is constant, similarly its action also. After its action it is excreted through various sources like urine, motion, exhaled air and perspiration etc.

Alprazolam's main way of excretion is urine.

The timetable for detecting alprazolam in the system is also dependent upon each individual's metabolism, body mass, age, hydration level, physical activity, health conditions and other factors, making it almost impossible to determine an exact time alprazolam will show up on a drug test.

The following is the approximate days:
Urine Test: 1-6 wks, Blood Test: 6-48 hrs, Saliva Test: 1-10 days
Hair Follicle drug test by 90 days.
So better to avoid urine comprehensive drug screen.

I hope you understand.
Best wishes,

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