The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Imipramine/Desipramine Fractionation
Order Code: IMIP/DESIP
Order Form: A-1a Therapeutic Drug Analysis or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Lavender top tube (EDTA), Green top tube (Na Heparin)


Minimum:


Adult preferred minimum: 2 mL serum
Adult absolute minimum:  1 mL serum
Pediatric minimum: 1 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes


Analytic Time:


4 days


Reference Range:


Therapeutic Range:
Total drug: 150-300 ng/ml
Toxic:  > 500 ng/ml
Report will include individual values for imipramine, desipramine and 
total.


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography


CPT Code:


80174 Imipramine, 80160 Desipramine


 


See Additional Information:
Critical Laboratory Values




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Updated: 05/16/2007

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