ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0099640: Haloperidol |
| Test Mnemonic: HALO | |
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Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Performed: Mon, Wed, Fri Reported: 1-4 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 7 mL plain red. (Min: 7 mL) Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), green (sodium heparin), gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate). Transport: 2.5 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 1.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 1.5 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. Remarks: Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP and transport at 2-8°C. Avoid use of separator tubes and gels. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
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| Reference Interval: |
| Therapeutic range: 2.0-15.0 ng/mL |
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The therapeutic range relates to the management of psychoses; lower concentrations may be therapeutic for Tourette's and mania. The toxic range is not well established. Some patients experience toxicity within the therapeutic range.
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| CPT Code(s): | |
| 80173 |