86840:AMITRIPTYLINE/NORTRIPTYLINE (ELAVIL)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Endep / Etrafon / Triavil |
| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) |
| Edit Date: |
11/16/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
80152-90 / 80182-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA), 2 mL grey top tube (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) or 4 mL green top tube (sodium heparin). Do not use serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| 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 |
95-250 ng/mL |
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Toxic |
>500 ng/mL |
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