Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Desmethylsertraline
Sertraline
Zoloft
Varies
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Plasma
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Green Top
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions: Draw blood in a green-top (sodium heparin) tube, plasma gel tube is not acceptable. Spin down and send 2 mL of sodium heparin plasma refrigerated in a plastic vial.
Serum
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Red
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions: Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube, serum gel tube is not acceptable. Spin down and send 2 mL of serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.
1.2 mL
Hemolysis | NA |
Lipemia | NA |
Icterus | NA |
Other | SST |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
---|---|---|---|
Varies | Refrigerated (preferred) | 7 days | |
Frozen | 180 days | ||
Ambient | 72 hours |
Sertraline:
Reference Range: 30 - 200 ng/mL
Report Limit 10 ng/mL
Desmethylsertraline: ng/mL
No reference range provided
The stated reference range is the range of observed steady-state concentrations in individuals receiving therapeutic dosage regimens of sertraline. This is not a defined therapeutic range.
Report Limit 10 ng/mL
Monday through Sunday
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
80332
Test Id | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
---|---|---|
FSERT | Sertraline (Zoloft) | 78438-9 |
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.
|
---|---|---|
Z2298 | Sertraline | 6906-2 |
Z2299 | Desmethylsertraline | 6897-3 |
Change Type | Effective Date |
---|---|
Test Status - Test Resumed | 2024-06-10 |
Test Status - Test Delay | 2024-05-21 |
Test Status - Test Resumed | 2023-01-31 |
Test Status - Test Delay | 2023-01-06 |