Specimen Requirements
Title
Desipramine (Noprimin)
Specimen Requirement
1 Red Top/1.0 mL serum. Do not collect in serum separator tube. After 30 minutes of clotting, centrifuge, separate and refrigerate serum.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temp 48 hours; Refrigerated 14 days; Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
1-3 days
Clinical Use
Therapeutic drug monitoring of antidepressant drug. Therapeutic levels are measured at trough concentration. Elimination half-life is 12-54 hours.
Test Code
DESIP