Desipramine-928

Test info

  
Desipramine
  
928
  
80160
  
DES
  
Norpramin
  

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  
  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), no gel

 

  

Immediatley following collection, mix by inverting 5 - 10 times to prevent clotting

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

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

  

Gel-barrier tubes are not recommended

Performance

  
MedTox Laboratories (34): R-MX
  
We, Sa
  
3 - 4 days
  

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

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

100 - 300 ng/mL

  

>1,000 ng/mL

Billing

  
G0480
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
01/04/2024
  
01/04/2024