Last Modified:
5/18/2018 7:05:52 AM
Specimen Requirements:
2.0 mL Plasma from a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA in a Plastic Vial
Collection Instructions:
Do not collect in a Serum Separator Tube (SST or PST)
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
8 days Ambient (Preferred)
8 days Refrigerated
1 year Frozen
Reference Range:
Mesoridazine
Trough: 100 - 1400 ng/mL
Reporting Limit: 100 ng/mL
Thioridazine
Trough: 140 - 2400 ng/mL
Reporting Limit: 100 ng/mL.
Critical Ranges:
Mesoridazine: 1500 ng/mL or more
Thioridazine: 2400 ng/mL or more
Test Comments:
Steady-state serum concentration during chronic oral administration of 400 mg daily is 140-2600 ng/mL.
Therapeutic steady-state concentrations may overlap levels associated with toxicity.
Toxicity may be present at concentrations which overlap with therapeutic levels observed with high dose therapy.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
6 to 10 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Other Testing Facility:
National Medical Services (NMS)
PHL Test Code:
MSOT
EPIC Test Code:
Send Out Test Code:
4461SP
Alternate Test Names:
Mellaril
Included Tests:
Mesoridazine; Thioridazine
CPT Coding:
84022
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