85950:METHOCARBAMOL (ROBAXIN) LEVEL
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
| Edit Date: |
8/13/2009 |
| Performed: |
Tuesday, Thursday |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
82491-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Do not use serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: Plasma, any, except plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells immediately and pour into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
14 days ambient, refrigerated, or frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Recommended for therapeutic drug monitoring. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). |