Specimen Requirements
Title
Buspirone, Serum
Specimen Requirement
| Draw blood in a plain red-top tube. Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum (0.4 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. | |||
| Peak serum levels are recommended when monitoring patients because the level in the blood drops so rapidly that many negative results are found at the trough. The peak occurs at 40 to 90 minutes post dose. |
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Stability
Room temperature; 30 days; Refrigerated: 30 days; Frozen: 30 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
6-8 Days
Clinical Use
Test Code
BUSPW