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Loxapine
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Call Carrie x4171 or Amber x4173
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)