Flecainide

Alphabetical Test listing

Flecainide-281

Test name:

Flecainide

Test number:

281

Excellian order number:

LAB281

Abbreviation:

FLE

Alternate names:

Tambocor

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.2 mL

Collection instructions:

Trough levels are most reproducible

Processing instructions:

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

Transport container:

Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox)

Alternate specimen type:

Heparin plasma

Alternate collection container:

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

Alternate collection instructions:

Immediately after collection, mix tube thoroughly by gentle inversion, 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

Alternate processing instructions:

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

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories (51): R-MX

Days set up:

We, Sa

TAT:

3 - 4 days

Method:

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

Reference ranges:

0.20 - 1.00 µg/mL

CPT codes:

80181

Date created:

11/30/2001

Revised date:

03/10/2021

Review date:

05/05/2020