Duloxetine, serum or plasma-994

Test info

  
Duloxetine, serum or plasma
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Cymbalta
  

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
3.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  
Heparin plasma
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

 

  

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Spin
  2. Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as the appropriate plasma type, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Refrigerated - 4 days

Ambient - 4 days

Frozen - 70 days

 

  
  • Gel-barrier tubes

Performance

  
MedTox Laboratories Inc (775) via LabCorp (284285): R-NX
  
10 days
  

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Expected steady state trough concentration in patients receiving recommended daily dosages: up to 50 ng/mL

Billing

  
80299
  
No
  
Result 46227-5

Tracking

  
05/30/2019
  
04/12/2022
  
04/11/2022