AboutJoe Haynes, R.Ph., MBA Expertise I can answer pharmacy/pharmacology questions as they relate to both pediatric and adult therapies. Please note that since I practice in Florida that I may not be able to answer specific questions regarding pharmacy practice in your state.
As a disclaimer, I have no financial interest in recommending or failing to recommend any drug product. My goal is to give you the best answer to your questions regardless of product.
Experience I have 24 years experience in pharmacy practice including pediatric and adult hospital, home-infusion, and long-term care (nursing home/ALF). I enjoy assisting with pediatric dosing and medication questions since children respond differently and are dosed differently than adults. I can help you determine if the dose you want to administer to your child is appropriate. I am currently director of pharmacy for a small community hospital in St. Petersburg, FL.
Organizations Florida Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
Florida Pharmacy Association
Education/Credentials BS in Microbiology from Auburn University (1989)
BS in Pharmacy from Northeastern University (1994)
MBA (generalist) from St. Leo University (2005)
Question How long does xanax stay in your system for urine testing, I weigh 140 lbs. I am 42 years old, and have been taking 2mg a day for approx. 1 month
Answer Larry-
Xanax has a half-life of 6.3-27 hours which means it can take that amount of time for one half of the drug in your blood to clear. It takes 5 half-lives for a drug to become undetectable so you are looking at as early as 30 hours and as late as 135 hours.
Depending on what your situation is, I would hedge on the side of the 135 hours to ensure undetectability.
