Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Serum or Plasma
Quest Diagnostics Valencia
1 Day a week
3 Days
6 mL Blood
Red Top (No Additive)
Collect at steady-state trough concetrations. Specimen should be collected >12 Hours after dose. Do not use gel barrier/serum separator tube (SST). Plasma collect in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube, sodium heparin (dark green-top) tube or lithium heparin (dark green-top) tube is acceptable.
Refrigerate-OK/Frozen-OK
Room Temp: 8 Hours; Refrigerated: 5 Days; Frozen:
Gross hemolysis; Gel barrier/Serum separator tube
3 mL Serum or Plasma
1.5 mL Serum or Plasma
Clomipramine, Desmethylclomipramine and Total
83789
07-15-13
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