Posaconazole : 94010

Test Code

POSACO or 94010

CPT Codes
80187

Transport Container

Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 30 days

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

Serum separator tubes (SST), Other body fluids

Methodology
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

Setup Schedule

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Report Available

1-4 days

Reference Range

By report.

Clinical Significance

The antifungal drug posaconazole is indicated for prophylaxis of invasive aspergillus and candida infections in severely immunocompromised patients. It may also be used in the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis refractory to itraconazole and fluconazole. The chronic nature of fungal infections demands constant monitoring of posaconazole levels within a patient to ensure that adequate therapeutic levels of the drug are administered, absorbed and subsequently excreted.

Performing Laboratory
med fusion

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