Amiodarone : 36721

Test Code

AMIODQ or 36721

Alias/See Also

Desethylamiodarone, Pacerone

CPT Codes
80151

Preferred Specimen

3 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube, sodium heparin (green-top) tube or lithium heparin (green-top) tube

Instructions

Centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma specimens from the cells into clean plastic, screw capped vial(s).

Transport Container

Transport container

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 30 days

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

Hemolysis • Lipemia • Gel barrier/Serum Separator Tube (SST®)

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

FDA Status
LDT

Setup Schedule

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Report Available

4-6 days

Reference Range

Amiodarone 1.5-2.5 mcg/mL

Desethylamiodarone 1.5-2.5 mcg/mL

Toxic >2.5 mcg/mL

Toxic effects have been observed at levels as low as 2.0 mcg/mL

Clinical Significance

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug. Therapeutic drug monitoring is useful to monitor compliance and avoid toxicity.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics

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