Specimen Requirements
Title
Quetiapine/Seroquel, Serum
Specimen Requirement
Collect plain red top or lavender EDTA, centrifuge, transfer 0.4 mL serum/plasma to a screw top plastic vial, indicate sample type on tube and send.
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days; Refrigerated: 16 days; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
7-9 days
Clinical Use
Test Code
QUETW