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Test Name:
Carisoprodol and Metabolite, Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
44608 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
CARIS - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
83805; 80299 - Ref Lab Test No:
0090600 - Test Includes:
Carisoprodol
Meprobamate - Also Known As:
Rela
Sodol
Soma Compound
Soprodol
Soridol
Vanadom - Spec Type:
Serum or plasma - Spec Container:
Red top (serum), lavender top (EDTA), or green top (heparin) 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:
1 week room temperature (20-30°C)
1 month refrigerated (2-8°C)
3 months 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 2 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 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) - Use:
Therpaeutic Drug Monitoring - Reference Range:
Carisoprodol
Therapeutic Range: Less than 8 µg/mLMeprobamate
Therapeutic Range: 5-20 µg/mL - Critical High Value:
Carisoprodol
Toxic: Greater than or equal to 8 µg/mLMeprobamate
Toxic: Greater than 40 µg/mL - Day Run:
Mon, Fri - Time Reported:
2-5 days - Test Type:
TOX-TDM
