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Test Name:
Escitalopram, Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
45117 - Performance Lab Name:
Pacific Toxicology Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
LEXAPRO - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
80299 - LOINC Code:
19146-0 - Ref Lab Test No:
90288 (Quest# S50846) - Test Includes:
Escitalopram
Desmethylescitalopram - Also Known As:
Lexapro® - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Red top (serum) tube - Alt Spec Type:
Plasma - Alt Spec Container:
Lavender top (EDTA) tube, pale yellow top (ACD ) tube, or green top (heparin) tube - Pref Vol:
2.0 mL - Min Vol:
1.0 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Do not use 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:
5 days room temperature (20-30°C)
1 month refrigerated (2-8°C)
1 year frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Sample collected in gel-barrier tube - Methodology:
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - Use:
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - Clinical Significance:
Antidepressant - Reference Range:
By report - Additional Test Info:
This test is referred through Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Valencia - Day Run:
Mon-Fri - Time Reported:
Same day
This is a sendout test. Please note that turnaround time is defined as the anticipated time from set up day to results release. - Test Type:
TOX-TDM
