- ZYPA
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Specimen:
Test Code
ZYPA
Specimen Name
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Collect
1-Plain Red Top Also acceptable EDTA
Submit
2 mL (Min: 1 mL) Serum or Plasma Critical Frozen
Special Handling
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Pour off into a transport tube.
Rejection Criteria
Whole blood. Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD solution). Hemolyzed samples.
Stability
CRITICAL FROZEN 30 days. Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Methodology
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Tuesday/Friday
Reported
2-8 days
CPT Codes
- 80342
Components
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Additional Information
Timing of specimen collection: Pre-dose (trough) draw - At steady state concentration. Olanzapine shows slight interference with high levels of hemolysis in the sample. Noroxycodone causes an analytical interference and impacts the quantitation of Olanzapine.
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