Haloperidol Drug Level

Label Mnemonic:	HALO
Epic code:	LAB3264
Downtime form:	A-1a 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: .5 mL serum

Rejection Criteria:

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

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Turn Around Time:

1-5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory.

Reference Range:

Effective February 16, 2021
  Therapeutic Range:  5.0 - 20.0 ng/mL
  Toxic:              Greater than 50 ng/mL

Interpretive Data:

Adverse effects may include drowsiness, blurred vision, tardive dyskinesia, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting.

Methodology:

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

CPT Code:

80173