Fluphenazine Drug Level

Label Mnemonic:	FLUP
Epic code:	LAB3157
Downtime form:	Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Serum

Specimen Instructions:

Timing of specimen collection: Pre-dose (trough) draw - At steady state concentration.

Collection Medium:

Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator)

Minimum:

Preferred Minimum: 1 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

Whole blood. Hemolyzed specimens. Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD solution).

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory within 1 hour of collection.

Turn Around Time:

1-8 days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Effective February 16, 2021
  Therapeutic Range:  1.0-10.0 ng/mL
  Toxic:              Greater than 15 ng/mL

Interpretive Data:

The therapeutic range is based on serum pre-dose (trough) draw at steady-state concentration. Adverse effects may include extrapyramidal symptoms, seizures and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Methodology:

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

CPT Code:

80342