89660:ACYCLOVIR
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Zovirax° |
| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
| Edit Date: |
1/1/1900 |
| Performed: |
Thursday |
| Released: |
3 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
83789-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: Plasma or urine. Do not use a serum separator tube (SST) or a plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. |
| Stability: |
30 days ambient, 30 days refrigerated, or 30 days frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum, plasma, or urine. |
| Minimum Volume: |
1 mL serum, plasma, or urine. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Recommended for therapeutic drug monitoring. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |
