Venlafaxine and Metabolite, Serum or Plasma VENMET
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry | ||||
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Specimen Required | |||||
Collect | One 6 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: One lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) top tube. | ||||
Transport | 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C (Min: 0.5 mL). | ||||
Remarks | Remove serum or plasma from cells as soon as possible or within 2 hours. |
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Stability | Ambient: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 2 weeks. | ||||
Unacceptable Conditions | Whole blood, Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD solution) top tubes. |
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Schedule | Sun, Wed | ||||
Billing Code | 5011566 | ||||
CPTCode | 80338 | ||||
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.) | ||||
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