Flecainide FLECA
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), green (sodium or lithium heparin) or gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) top tubes. |
Transport | 2 mL serum refrigerated (Min: 0.5 mL). |
Remarks | Patient Prep: Timing of specimen: Pre-dose (trough) draw - At steady state concentration. |
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 6 weeks; Refrigerated: 6 weeks; Frozen: 6 weeks |
Unacceptable Conditions | Separator tubes. |
Schedule | Mon, Thurs, Sat |
Billing Code | 5011936 |
CPTCode | 80299 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Therapeutic Range: 0.20-1.00 µg/mL |