Specimen Requirements
Title
SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE), SERUM/PLASMA
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.
Alternate Specimen: Plasma, Lavender EDTA
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days; Refrigerated: 16 days; Frozen: 30 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
8-12 Days
Clinical Use
Test Code
QUETW