Specimen Requirements
Title
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), Serum or Plasma
Specimen Requirement
Collect red top/2.0 mL serum, centrifuge, pipette serum into a screw top transport tube, indicate sample type on tube and send refrigerated.
Alternate sample: Lavender EDTA, sodium heparin, potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride. If collecting an alternate sample, follow the same instructions listed for red top.
Methodology
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Stability
Room temp: Unacceptable, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-7 days, Performed Monday
Clinical Use
Test Code
CHLOW