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Acyclovir, Serum/Plasma
Test CodeS52593
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw cap vial
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 4 months
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 4 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube • Polymer gel separation tube
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Setup Schedule
Thu
Report Available
3 to 3 Day(s)
Reference Range
<0.1 mcg/mL
Clinical Significance
Acyclovir is commonly used in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Measurement of serum drug levels may be helpful to optimize drug dosing regimens, particularly where there is non-compliance, concern about drug interactions, pharmacokinetic variability, or suspected toxicity.
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
200 Welsh Rd
Horsham, PA 19044