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Test Id : FLUOX

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Fluoxetine, Serum

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Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Monitoring serum concentration of fluoxetine during therapy

 

Evaluating potential toxicity

 

Evaluating patient compliance

Method Name
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Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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Fluoxetine, S

Aliases
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Fluoxetine (Prozac)

Norfluoxetine

Prozac (Fluoxetine Hydrochloride)

Specimen Type
Describes the specimen type validated for testing

Serum Red

Specimen Required
Defines the optimal specimen required to perform the test and the preferred volume to complete testing

Collection Container/Tube: Red top (serum gel/SST are not acceptable)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Draw blood immediately before the next scheduled dose (trough).

2. Centrifuge and aliquot serum into plastic vial within 2 hours of collection.

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Therapeutics Test Request (T831) with the specimen.

Specimen Minimum Volume
Defines the amount of sample necessary to provide a clinically relevant result as determined by the testing laboratory. The minimum volume is sufficient for one attempt at testing.

0.5 mL

Reject Due To
Identifies specimen types and conditions that may cause the specimen to be rejected

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Specimen Stability Information
Provides a description of the temperatures required to transport a specimen to the performing laboratory, alternate acceptable temperatures are also included

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Red Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
Frozen 28 days
Ambient 72 hours

Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Monitoring serum concentration of fluoxetine during therapy

 

Evaluating potential toxicity

 

Evaluating patient compliance

Clinical Information
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Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor approved for treatment of bulimia, obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic disorders, premenstrual dysphoria, and major depressive disorder, with a variety of off-label uses. Both fluoxetine and its major metabolite, norfluoxetine, are pharmacologically active and are reported together in this assay. Most individuals respond optimally when combined serum concentrations for both parent and metabolite are in the therapeutic range (120-500 ng/mL) at steady state. Due to the long half-life of the parent and metabolite (1-6 days), it may take several weeks for patients to reach steady-state concentrations. Fluoxetine is a potent inhibitor of the metabolic enzyme cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6, with lesser inhibitory effects on CYP2C19 and CYP3A. Therapy with fluoxetine is, therefore, subject to numerous drug interactions, which are compounded by wide interindividual variability in fluoxetine pharmacokinetics. Measurement of the drug is useful for managing comedications, dose or formulation changes, and in assessing compliance. Side effects are milder for fluoxetine than for older antidepressants, such as tricyclic antidepressants. The most common side effects of fluoxetine therapy include nausea, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, and drowsiness. Anticholinergic and cardiovascular side effects are markedly reduced compared to tricyclic antidepressants. Fatalities from fluoxetine overdose are extremely rare.

Reference Values
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Fluoxetine + Norfluoxetine: 120-500 ng/mL

Interpretation
Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results

Most individuals display optimal response to fluoxetine when combined serum levels of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine are between 120 and 500 ng/mL. Some individuals may respond well outside of this range or may display toxicity within the therapeutic range; therefore, interpretation should include clinical evaluation. A toxic range has not been well established.

Cautions
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Specimens obtained from gel tube or anticoagulant collections can cause assay interference.

Clinical Reference
Recommendations for in-depth reading of a clinical nature

1. Hiemke C, Bergemann N, Clement HW, et al. Consensus Guidelines for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Neuropsychopharmacology: Update 2017. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2018;51(1-02):9-62

2. Westanmo AD, Gayken J, Haight R: Duloxetine. A balanced and selective norepinephrine- and serotonin-reuptake inhibitor. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2005;62(23):2481-2490

3. Waldschmitt C, Vogel F, Pfuhlmann B, Hiemke C. Duloxetine serum concentrations and clinical effects. Data from a therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) survey. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2009;42(5):189-193

4. Feighner JP, Cohn JB. Double-blind comparative trials of fluoxetine and doxepin in geriatric patients with major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 1985;46(3 Pt 2):20-25

5. Kelly MW, Perry PJ, Holstad SG, Garvey MJ. Serum fluoxetine and norfluoxetine concentrations and antidepressant response. Ther Drug Monit. 1989;11:165-170

6. Benfield P, Heel RC, Lewis SP. Fluoxetine: A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic efficacy in depressive illness. Drugs. 1986;32(6):481-508

7. Wille SM, Cooreman SG, Neels, et al. Relevant issues in the monitoring and toxicology of antidepressants. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2008;45(1):25-89

Method Description
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Serum samples containing fluoxetine and norfluoxetine are diluted in an aqueous solution containing deuterated internal standards and then injected onto a high-turbulence liquid chromatography system for online extraction. Detection is by tandem mass spectrometry.(Unpublished Mayo method)

PDF Report
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No

Day(s) Performed
Outlines the days the test is performed. This field reflects the day that the sample must be in the testing laboratory to begin the testing process and includes any specimen preparation and processing time before the test is performed. Some tests are listed as continuously performed, which means that assays are performed multiple times during the day.

Wednesday

Report Available
The interval of time (receipt of sample at Mayo Clinic Laboratories to results available) taking into account standard setup days and weekends. The first day is the time that it typically takes for a result to be available. The last day is the time it might take, accounting for any necessary repeated testing.

1 to 8 days

Specimen Retention Time
Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded

14 days

Performing Laboratory Location
Indicates the location of the laboratory that performs the test

Rochester

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Test Classification
Provides information regarding the medical device classification for laboratory test kits and reagents. Tests may be classified as cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and used per manufacturer instructions, or as products that do not undergo full FDA review and approval, and are then labeled as an Analyte Specific Reagent (ASR) product.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information
Provides guidance in determining the appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code(s) information for each test or profile. The listed CPT codes reflect Mayo Clinic Laboratories interpretation of CPT coding requirements. It is the responsibility of each laboratory to determine correct CPT codes to use for billing.

CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

80299

LOINC® Information
Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the order and results codes of this test. LOINC values are provided by the performing laboratory.

Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FLUOX Fluoxetine, S 78437-1
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
80228 Fluoxetine, S 74982-0
251 Norfluoxetine, S 3868-7
252 Fluoxetine+Norfluoxetine 74948-1

Test Setup Resources

Setup Files
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Excel | Pdf

Sample Reports
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Normal Reports | Abnormal Reports

SI Sample Reports
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SI Normal Reports | SI Abnormal Reports