Desipramine DESIP
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 6 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: lavender or pink top tubes. |
Transport | 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Separate serum/plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. |
Remarks | Do not order if Imipramine has been administered. |
Stability | Ambient: 5 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 6 months |
Unacceptable Conditions | Whole blood, separate tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD Solution) top tubes. |
Schedule | Mon, Wed, Fri |
Billing Code | 5011521 |
CPTCode | 80335 (Alt Ccode: G0480) |
Notes | Additional required information: 1. DOSE - List drug amount and include the units of measure; 2. ROUTE - List the route of administration (IV, oral, etc); 3. DOSE FREQUENCY - Indicate how often the dose is administered (per day, per week, as needed, etc.); 4. TYPE OF DRAW - Indicate the type of blood draw (peak, trough, random, etc.) |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Therapeutic Range: 100-300 ng/mL Toxic: Greater than 500 ng/mL |