Dronabinol, Serum/Plasma

Message

For Specimen Integrity during Extreme Weather see the “Lockbox Usage in Extreme Weather” document at the top of this page.

Test Code

MARIN

Alias/See Also

Marinol,
NMS code 1826SP

CPT Codes
80349

Preferred Specimen

1 mL Serum from a Red Top tube

OR

1 mL Plasma from an K2EDTA Lavender Top tube.

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

Serum: Collect sample in Red top tube
Plasma: Collect sample in Lavender top tube (K2EDTA)
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic vial

Transport Container

Plastic vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 14 Days
Refrigerated: 30 Days
Frozen: 6 Months

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

GEL Sepatator tube (SST OR PST)

Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Report Available

4 days

Clinical Significance

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Performing Laboratory
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Last Updated: August 4, 2022

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