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Test Code MISC1WARDEBUPSP Bupropion (Wellbutrin®)

Department

SEND OUTS

Reference Lab Test Number

BUPR

Collection Requirements

Submit with order: Bupropion dose, Bupropion dose frequency, Bupropion type of draw.

Refer To

Warde Medical Laboratory

Primary Collection Container

Red (No Gel)

Alternate Collection Container

Lavender 6 mL (K3EDTA)

Transport

Serum or plasma Frozen

Preferred Transport Temperature

Frozen

Processing

CRITICAL FROZEN.

Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and freeze within 2 hours. Send 2.0 mL in a screw-capped plastic vial.

Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable

Refrigerated: Unacceptable

Frozen: 1 month

Minimum Testing Volume

1.5 mL

Reference Range

Therapeutic Range: 50-100 ng/mL

Toxic Level: >400 ng/mL

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Wednesday and Saturday

Reported

4 – 8 days

CPT Codes

80338 (G0480)

Unacceptable Conditions

SST tube, sodium citrate, ACD A or B.