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Perphenazine, Serum/Plasma
Test Code34521
Alias/See Also
LAB00274
Trilafon
Trilafon
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
3 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.7 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, screw-cap vial using approved guidelines
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Not stable
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 2 years
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 2 years
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST) • Polymer gel separation tube (PST) • Received room temperature
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Setup Schedule
Varies
Report Available
9 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Perphenazine is a phenothiazine for treating psychosis. Monitoring its level is important to optimize therapy, to avoid toxicity, and to assure compliance.
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs |
200 Welsh Road |
Horsham, PA 19044 |