Specimen Requirements

Title

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)

Specimen Requirement

Pre-dose (trough) draw

Plain red top/1mL minimum. Separate serum from cells within 2 hours and send in screw capped plastic vial.

Indicate “red top/serum” on transport tube.

Methodology

Stability

Room Temp 12 hours, Refrigerated 72 hours, Frozen 5 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

Clinical Use

Test Code

CHLOW