Loxapine

Message

Requires WildCode
Call Carrie x4171 or Amber x4173

Test Code

LAB00232

Alias/See Also

LAB00232

CPT Codes
80342

Preferred Specimen

1.0 mL Serum - Red Top Tube (No GEL)

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL Serum - Red Top Tube (No GEL)

Other Acceptable Specimens

Lavender (EDTA) - Plasma (No GEL)

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated: 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gel Separation Tube (SST or PST)

Clinical Significance

Loxapine is a typical antipsychotic medication, used primarily in the treatment of schizophrenia. Trade names for loxapine taken by mouth include Loxapac and Loxitane; the inhalable form is approved as Adasuve. The drug is a member of the dibenzoxazepine class and structurally related to clozapine (which belongs to the chemically akin class of dibenzodiazepines). Several researchers have argued that loxapine may behave as an atypical antipsychotic.

Performing Laboratory
Send to Quest Diagnostics, they will send onto National Medical Services (NMS Labs)

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