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