Posaconazole Drug Level
| Label Mnemonic: | POSA |
| Epic code: | LAB4487 |
| Downtime form: | A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Serum
Specimen
Instructions:
Patient Prep - Timing of specimen collection: Pre-dose (trough)
draw - At steady state concentration. Blood levels may be affected by
other concurrent medications, patient conditions, fat intake at dosing,
and other factors.
Collection Medium:
 |
| Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator) |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1 mL serum in red top tube
Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL
Absolute Minimum: 0.6 mL
Rejection Criteria:
Serum separator tubes. Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens.
Testing Schedule:
Testing performed on Tuesdays and Fridays at the reference laboratory.
Turn Around
Time:
1-6 days upon receipt in reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Therapeutic Range (trough): Greater than 0.7 μg/mL
Methodology:
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass
Spectrometry
CPT Code:
80187