Specimen Requirements

Title

Ziprasidone, Serum/Plasma

Specimen Requirement

Collect plain red top or lavender EDTA, centrifuge, transfer 1.0 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 temp: 14 days, Refrigerated: 30 days, Frozen: 60 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

11-13 days

Clinical Use

Test Code

ZIPRA