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