Haloperidol HALO
| Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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| Synonym | Haldol |
| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | One 7 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) top tubes. |
| Transport | 1 mL serum or plasma refrigerated (Min: 0.5 mL). Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. |
| Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
| Schedule | Mon, Wed, Fri |
| Billing Code | 5010886 |
| CPTCode | 80173 |
| Notes | Patient prep: Timing of specimen collection: Pre-dose (trough) draw - at steady state concentration |
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Therapeutic range: 1.0 - 10.0 ng/mL
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