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Lurasidone, Serum/Plasma
Test Code901362
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic, preservative-free, screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Polymer gel separation tube • Serum separator tube (SST)
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: 9 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Therapeutic drug monitoring.
