Tacrolimus
Order Code: TACRO
Epic Lab Code: LAB908
Order Form: A-1a Therapeutic Drug Analysis or Epic Req
Chemistry
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA)
Alternate Collection Media:
Call laboratory for additional acceptable specimen collection containers.
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 3 mL whole blood in lavender top tube (EDTA), mix well.
Specimen Instructions:
Collect before next dose.
Testing Schedule:
Availability: one batch per day. Cutoff time for same day service is 0900. Results available 1200 daily.
Analytic Time:
24 hours (upon receipt in laboratory)
Reference Range:
Therapeutic range 5.0 - 20.0 ng/mL
Methodology:
Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay
CPT Code:
80197