Sertraline (Zoloft)
Order Code: SERT
Epic Lab Code: LAB4045
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA), Pink top tube, Green top tube 4 mL (Na Heparin), Light Green top tube (Lithium Heparin)
Minimum:
Adult preferred minimum: 2 mL serum or plasma Adult absolute minimum: 1.5 mL serum or plasma Pediatric absolute minimum: 1.5 mL serum or plasma
Rejection Criteria:
Avoid use of separator tubes and gels.
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
Analytic Time:
5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Therapeutic Range: Not well established.
Test Limitations:
No therapeutic range exists for sertraline. Dosing should begin at 50 mg/d, not to exceed 200 mg/d. Dosing above 200 mg/d is associated with increased adverse effects and decreased efficacy. Dosing of 50-200 mg/d gives serum values ranging from 30-200 ng/mL.
Methodology:
Liquid Chromatograhy-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
80299