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Imipramine
| Item | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No | ||||
| Available Stat? | No | ||||
| Test code | IMIP | ||||
| Performed by | Quest | ||||
| Sendout? | Yes | ||||
| Method | Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry | ||||
| Container type | Red top (Gold top unacceptable) | ||||
| Amount to Collect | 6 mL blood | ||||
| Sample type | Serum | ||||
| Preferred volume | 3 mL serum | ||||
| Min. Volume | 1.5 mL serum | ||||
| UCSF Rejection Criteria | Collected in Gold top | ||||
| Processing notes | Separate serum promptly. Freeze at -20C. Order Quest # 887 | ||||
| Units | µg/L (mcg/L) | ||||
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| Critical value | Quest Priority-1: ≥ 600 µg/L | ||||
| Turn around times | Test run Monday-Saturday. Turnaround: 2-5 days. | ||||
| Additional information | Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant drug used to treat depression. Therapeutic drug monitoring is used to optimize dose and avoid toxicity. | ||||
| CPT coding | 80174-90 | ||||
| LOINC code | 3690-5 | ||||
| Last Updated | 7/31/2012 12:48:52 PM | ||||
| Entry Number | 563 |
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