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Test Overview
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Monitor therapeutic drug level
Therapeutic: 0.5 - 2.0 mcg/mL; Toxic: greater than 2 mcg/mL.
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Specimen Requirements
Collect a trough specimen in a red top tube after patient has been receiving Mexiletine for at least 3 days; do not use SST tube.
Collect a trough specimen in a red top tube after patient has been receiving Mexiletine for at least 3 days; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate.