Quetiapine-1785

Test info

  
Quetiapine
  
1785
  
82491.29
  
QTP
  
Seroquel

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
3.0 mL
  
0.6 mL
  

Trough levels are most reproducible

  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as serum
  
  
Heparin plasma
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na)

 

  

Immediately following collection, mix tube thoroughly by gentle inversion, 5 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  2. Transfer serum to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as the appropriate plasma type
  

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient (OK) - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

  

Gel-barrier tubes are not recommended

Performance

  
MedTox Laboratories (423): R-MX
  
Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su
  
5 - 6 days
  

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Expected with recommended dosage: 100 - 1000 ng/mL

Therapeutic ranges have not been established

Billing

  
G0480
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
12/28/2023
  
12/28/2023