Antidepressant Drug Profile, Quantitative
Use
Detect presence of antidepressant drugs
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
This test is designed to detect and measure only the listed antidepressant drugs: amitriptyline, clomipramine, cyclobenzaprine, desipramine, desmethylclomipramine, desmethyldoxepin, desmethylsertraline, doxepin, fluoxetine, imipramine, maprotiline, norfluoxetine, nortriptyline, paroxetine, protriptyline, sertraline, and trimipramine. It does not detect other drugs or substances and should not be used as a comprehensive drug screening tool. The test results are influenced by factors like timing of the last dose, patient metabolism, and compliance, and should be interpreted in the context of a full clinical assessment. It is not approved by the FDA and was developed by LabCorp with its performance characteristics determined by the laboratory.
Methodology
Mass Spectrometry
Biomarkers
LOINC Codes
- 80148-0 - Tricyclics SerPl Ql Scn
- 31208-2 - Specimen source
- 16389-9 - Antidepressants SerPl
- 35636-0 - Amitrip SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 35627-9 - Nortrip SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 3335-7 - Amitrip+Nor SerPl-mCnc
- 3690-5 - Imipramine SerPl-mCnc
- 35606-3 - Desipramine SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 9627-1 - Imipramine+Desipr SerPl-mCnc
- 6906-2 - Sertraline SerPl-mCnc
- 6897-3 - Norsertraline SerPl-mCnc
- 35610-5 - FLUoxetine SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 35624-6 - Norfluoxetine SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 10339-0 - FLUoxetine+Nor SerPl-mCnc
- 35602-2 - clomiPRAMINE SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 35621-2 - Norclomipramine SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 35609-7 - Doxepin SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 35623-8 - Nordoxepin SerPl Scn-mCnc
- 3582-4 - Doxepin+Nor SerPl-mCnc
- 3735-8 - Maprotiline SerPl-mCnc
- 3999-0 - Protrip SerPl-mCnc
- 4083-2 - Trimipramine SerPl-mCnc
- 9699-0 - PARoxetine SerPl-mCnc
- 35604-8 - Cyclobenzaprine SerPl Scn-mCnc
Result Turnaround Time
7-10 days
Related Documents
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Specimen
Serum
Volume
3 mL
Minimum Volume
600 μL
Container
Red-top tube or green-top (heparin) tube; gel-barrier tubes are not acceptable
Collection Instructions
Serum or plasma should be separated from cells within two hours of venipuncture. Submit serum or plasma in a plastic transport tube.
Storage Instructions
Submission/transport (<3 days): Room temperature. For storage beyond three days, specimen should be refrigerated or frozen.
Causes for Rejection
Gel-barrier tubes; whole blood
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