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Loxapine, Serum/Plasma
Test Code34526
CPT Codes
80299
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) or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-cap vial using approved guidelines
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 15 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum Separator Tube (SST®) • Polymer gel separation tube
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Setup Schedule
Sets up 2 days a week.
Clinical Significance
Therapeutic drug monitoring; Exclusion screen and quantitation.
