ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

0090158: Amitriptyline & Nortriptyline by HPLC

Test Mnemonic: AMIT/NORT
Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Performed: Mon-Fri

Reported: 1-4 days

Specimen Required:  
Collect: One 7 mL plain red. (Min: 3 mL) Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), green (sodium heparin), or gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate).

Transport: 2 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 1 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.

Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.65 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C.

Remarks: Avoid use of separator tubes.

Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 5 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 6 months

Reference Interval:
Therapeutic Range:
Total drug: 95-250 ng/mL
Toxic: > 500 ng/mL

Note:
Report includes individual values for amitriptyline, nortriptyline, and total.

CPT Code(s):
80152 Amitriptyline; 80182 Nortriptyline

 

 

 
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