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Test Name:
Haloperidol, Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
44082 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
HALDOL- - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
80173 - LOINC Code:
3669-9 - Ref Lab Test No:
0099640 - Also Known As:
Haldol® - Spec Type:
Serum or plasma - Spec Container:
Red top (serum), Lavender top (EDTA), Green top (heparin), or Gray top (fluoride/oxalate) tube - Alt Spec Container:
Also acceptable (avoid if possible): Gold top (SST) or light green top (PST) tube (follow instructions below) - Pref Vol:
2.0 mL - Min Vol:
1.0 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Avoid use of gel-barrier tubes for specimen collection
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum or plasma to separate plastic tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
After separation from cells:
4 hours room temperature (20-30°C)
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
1 month frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Citrated plasma
Tubes that contain liquid anticoagulant - Spec Remarks:
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 6 hours of collection
SST or PST:
Serum or plasma in a gel separator tube stored at room temperature is acceptable if separated from the gel within 6 hours
Serum or plasma in a gel separator tube stored refrigerated is acceptable if separated from the gel within 2 hours - Methodology:
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
Therapeutic range: 2.0-15.0 ng/mL
Interpretive Data:
The therapeutic range relates to the management of psychoses; lower concentrations may be therapeutic for Tourette's and mania. The toxic range is not well established. Some patients experience toxicity within the therapeutic range. - Day Run:
Mon, Wed, Fri - Time Reported:
2-5 days - Test Type:
TOX-TDM
