Sarafem®, Prozac®
10 days
Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)
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Antidepressant level in blood. Used in overdose or therapeutic monitoring.
Serum or Plasma
2 mL
Red-top tube, lavender-top (EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube.
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 14 days |
| Refrigerated | 14 days |
| Frozen | 14 days |