80970:BUPRENORPHINE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Alias Names: |
Buprenex® / Suboxone® / Subutex® / Temgesic® |
Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) |
Edit Date: |
5/12/2010 |
Components: |
Buprenorphine – Free / Norbuprenorphine – Free |
Performed: |
Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
Released: |
5 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
CPT Code: |
83925-90 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
Two 5 mL red top tubes. Do not use serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: Plasma. Do not use plasma separator tube (PST). |
Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
Stability: |
7 days ambient, 30 days refrigerated, or 30 days frozen. |
Standard Volume: |
4 mL serum or plasma |
Minimum Volume: |
2 mL serumor plasma |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Comments: |
Useful for therapeutic drug monitoring. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen collected in SST or PST. |