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Clomipramine, Blood (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Discipline

Biochemistry

Overview

Alias

Anafranil

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

Serum

Specimen collection container

Preferred collection container: Red (non-gel)

Collection procedure

Collect immediately before next dose for trough concentration

Required volume

Optimal volume: Full 4.0 mL collection tube; 2 mL serum

Rejection criteria

Collected in a serum separator collection tube.
Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

Performance

Methodology

HPLC-UV

Days/times performed

Availability	Shipped daily Monday to Sunday If STAT testing required, arrange STAT testing with Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory, then inform St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory Referrals
Testing Site	Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory (Regina, SK)

Maximum laboratory time

Three day turnaround time by testing laboratory
Emergency 4 hour turnaround time by testing laboratory
Screen includes metabolite Norclomipramine

Last Updated: October 18, 2024