Allopurinol and Metabolite, Serum/Plasma

Test Code
6017


Includes
Allopurinol  and Oxypurinol (Allopurinol metabolite)


Preferred Specimen
Red Top


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 transport tube


Transport Container
Transport tube


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST) • Plasma separator tube (PST)


Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) 



FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Setup Schedule
Wed


Report Available
7 days




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