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Test Name:
Thiothixene, Serum or Plasma

• SBMF No:
  44639
• Performance Lab Name:
  ARUP Laboratories
• Test Mnemonic:
  THIOT
• ABN:
  Not required
• CPT Code:
  80299
• LOINC Code:
  6696-9
• Ref Lab Test No:
  0099904
• Also Known As:
  Navane®
  Orbinamon
• 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:
  24 hours room temperature (20-30°C)
  5 days 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 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 Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
• Use:
  Therapeutic drug monitoring
• Reference Range:
  

  Therapeutic Range:
  1.0-12.0 ng/mL

  Interpretive Data:
  The lowest possible plasma concentration at which therapeutic effect is exhibited should be sought.

• Day Run:
  Mon, Wed, Fri
• Time Reported:
  2-5 days
• Test Type:
  TOX-TDM