Atenolol

Alphabetical Test listing

Atenolol-1651

  
Atenolol
  
1651
  
82491.21
  
ATN
  
Tenormin
  

Therapeutic drug management

  
Serum
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Trough levels are most reproducible

  
  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 sample by gentle inversion, 5 - 10 times

  
  1. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  2. Transfer serum 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

  
MedTox Laboratories (372): R-MX
  
Once per week
  
5 - 6 days
  

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

  

Serum atenolol concentrations producing beta-blockade: 200 - 500 ng/mL

Trough levels are most reproducible

  

Not established

  
G0480
  
Yes
  
  
01/29/2004
  
01/03/2024
  
01/03/2024