Bupropion-2084

Test info

  
Bupropion
  
2084
  
82492.01
  
BUP
  
Wellbutrin
Zyban
  
  • Bupropion
  • Hydroxybupropion
  

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
3.0 mL
  
0.6 mL
  

Trough levels are most reproducible

  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin within 30 minutes of sample collection
  3. Transfer 3.0 mL of serum to a MedTox Bupropion Analysis transfer vial/tube
  4. Mix well 
  5. Freeze immediately
  

Bupropion analysis transfer vial/tube

This transfer tube is not a routinely stocked item and should be ordered a minimum of 2 business days prior to the scheduled collection.

  
Heparin plasma
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

 

  
  1. Spin within 30 minutes of sample collectioncollection
  2. Transfer 3.0 mL of plasma to a MedTox Bupropion Analysis transfer vial/tube
  3. Mix well 
  4. Freeze immediately
  

Bupropion analysis transfer vial/tube

  

Frozen (strict)

  
  • Gel-barrier tubes
  • Specimen received not frozen
  • Specimen not received in Bupropion Analysis Tube containing Sodium Citrate Monobasic

Performance

  
MedTox Laboratories (178), R-MX
  
Tu, Fr
  
3 - 4 days
  

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

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Bupropion: 50 - 100 ng/mL

Hydroxybupropion: 600 - 2000 ng/mL

Billing

  
G0480
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
01/03/2024
  
01/03/2024