80182:IMIPRAMINE/DESIPRAMINE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Imavate / Imipramine/Desipramine Fractionation / Presamine / Tofranil |
| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) |
| Edit Date: |
11/16/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
24-48 hous after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
80174-90 / 80160-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: One 4 mL geen top tube (heparin), 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA), or 4 mL grey top tube (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride). Do not use serum or plasma separator tubes (SST or PST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma from cells. |
| Stability: |
5 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 6 months frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |
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Total drug |
150-300 ng/mL |
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Toxic |
>500 ng/mL |
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