ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

0090870: Chlorpromazine

Test Mnemonic: CHLORP
Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Performed: Mon, Thu

Reported: 1-5 days

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

Transport: 3 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C.  (Min: 1.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Amber Transport Tube.

Pediatric Collection/Transport: 1.5 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C.

Remarks: Protect from light. Avoid use of separator tubes and gels.

Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 12 hours; Refrigerated: 3 days; Frozen: 5 days

Reference Interval:
Therapeutic Range:
Adult therapeutic: 50-300 ng/mL
Toxic: > 500 ng/mL
Child therapeutic: 30-80 ng/mL
Toxic: > 200 ng/mL

CPT Code(s):
84022

 

 

 
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