Benzodiazapine (Quantitative)
Benzodiazepine (BZD) is known as a drug of abuse that is mixed with drinks illegally for sexual assault and abuse. Usage of BZD would be the addiction. This test evaluates BZD concentration in the urine to find the overdose of BZD. It is a general urine toxicology test to examine the consumption of abused drugs in the body.
Why Benzodiazepine test?
CLINICAL INFORMATION :
The benzodiazepine medication is prescribed that depresses the CNS, usually given to sedate the patients to help sleep in patients with insomnia, prevent seizures, ease anxiety, and for muscle spasms. This drug is not for sale as a counter-drug since it causes adverse side effects such as tolerance in long-term users and creates dependence causing craving. Benzodiazepine test is performed in urine specimens as a part of toxicology studies in cases with accidental poisoning and/or cases of drug abuse and/or in suspicious cases of attempting suicide.
General instructions:
Sample Requirement: Specimen –24 hours Urine.Test Preparation: None.
NOTE - Sample for specimen collections may vary based on the patient’s condition/cases according to the patient’s presenting complaints/signs or symptoms:
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT (Special or Rare Cases) - As instructed and guided by Physician / Clinician / Pathologist / as per Laboratory’s requirements, according to procedures and protocols.
This Multi-Specialty Clinical Referral Laboratory RTDIAGNOSTICS provides precise and accurate tests with an extensive range of testing services to the medical centers to help in the diagnosis and identification of pathology in the test specimens for infectious diseases and also to evaluate the function of organ systems of the patient. It prevents further complications and helps to stabilize and restore health to near normalcy at the earliest without delay.
