Metformin, serum or plasma-994

Test info

  
Metformin, serum or plasma
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Glucophage

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.3 mL
  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum
  
EDTA plasma
  
  

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

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

Refrigerated (preferred) – 30 days

Ambient - 30 days

Frozen – 24 months

  
  • Specimens collected or recieved in gel separation tubes (SST or PST)

Performance

  
NMS (2740SP) via LabCorp (009985): R-NX
  
7 days
  

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Therapeutic range: Approximately 1 - 2 µg/mL

Billing

  
80375

Tracking

  
02/21/2022
  
01/11/2024