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Clobazam and Metabolite, Serum/Plasma
Test Code11409
CPT Codes
80299
Includes
Clobazam and Desmethylclobazam
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.3 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 Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube • Plasma separator tube
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Setup Schedule
Setup: Daily; Report available: 4-7 days
Clinical Significance
Theurapeutic drug monitoring.
