Isotretinoin ISOTRT

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Isotretinoin Level, Serum

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Isotretinoin Level, Serum

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Red top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum ( 0.3 mL min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated serum
Collection Instructions:  Protect specimen from light.
 
Stability   Room Temperature: 14 day(s)                  Refrigerated: 14 day(s)                  Frozen (-20 °C): 14 day(s)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated serum

Specimen Stability

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Days Performed

Daily Monday - Friday
  TAT: 3 Days

Performing Laboratory

National Medical Labs

CPT

80375

PDM

5913810

Result Interpretation

Not Detected
Reporting Limit: 10 ng/mL
 
Patients taking 30 to 50 mg daily oral isotretinoin for
3 months had steady state plasma isotretinoin
concentrations ranging from 91 to 291 ng/mL and an
elimination half-life ranging from 10 to 37 hours.
Compounds known to interfere with this substance:
9-cis, 13-cis-retinoic acid.
 

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