91033 Bupropion - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

91033 Bupropion

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 4 mL Gray Top

Submit:

2 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Serum. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Critical Frozen
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Performed:

Wednesday, Sunday

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82491 - Chromatography, Column

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : 50-100 ng/mL
The therapeutic range is not well established. Patient response appears to improve with concentrations between 50 and 100 ng/mL. Levels below 25 ng/mL may have no effect. Poor response and increased toxicity have been reported at concentrations above 100 ng/mL.