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Test ID PGN Pregabalin, Serum


Specimen Required


Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Red top

Acceptable: Serum gel

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect specimen immediately before next scheduled dose.

2. Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge, and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Reporting Name

Pregabalin, S

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Ambient  28 days
  Frozen  28 days

Report Available

2 to 7 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
PGN Pregabalin, S 47414-8

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
65119 Pregabalin, S 47414-8

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send 1 of the following forms with the specimen:

-Therapeutics Test Request (T831)

-Neurology Specialty Testing Client Test Request (T732)

Useful For

Monitoring serum pregabalin (Lyrica) concentrations, assessing compliance, and adjusting dosage in patients

Day(s) Performed

Monday

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

80299

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Reference Values

2.0-5.0 mcg/mL

Method Name

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