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| 84040:FLUPHENAZINE (PROLIXIN) | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | Prolixin | ||||||||
| Methodology: | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Tuesday, Friday | ||||||||
| Released: | 1-5 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 84022-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | Two 5 mL red top tubes. Also acceptable: Two 4 mL green top tubes (sodium heparin), 4 mL lavender top tubes (EDTA) or 4 mL grey top tubes (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride). Do not use serum separator tubes (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Protect specimen from light. Freeze. If multiple tests are ordered send separate specimen for this test. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 48 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 1 month frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 4 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 2 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Frozen, on dry ice. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Collect sample 8-12 hours after oral dose. Measure at least 14 days after initiating treatment. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Use of SST or PST. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0.2-2.0 ng/mL. >2.8 ng/mL – a dose reduction should be considered. |
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