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Everolimus, Blood QEVERO

Specimen Required
Method(s)	Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Collect	One 3 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube.
Transport	2 mL whole blood ambient (Min: 1 mL). * Collection Instructions * Drug regimens are to be noted on requisition. Time and date of drug administration. Therapeutic range applies to trough specimens drawn just prior to a.m. dose.
Stability	Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 30 days
Unacceptable Conditions	Gel barrier tubes Clotted specimens

Schedule	Mon-Sat
CPTCode	80169
Notes	Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s)
Lavender Cap Tube with K2 EDTA
Reference Interval
Trough 3.0-8.0 ng/mL for Transplantation Trough 5.0-10.0 ng/mL for Oncology/Neurology Symptoms of toxicity are more likely to occur at trough levels exceeding 12.0 ng/mL