Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Nortriptyline Level (Synonym: Aventyl, Pamelor)

Ordering Alert:

Record time of last dose on requisition or in electronic ordering system.

Collection Alert:

Collect within 1 hour before next dose or more than 12 hours after last dose.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB807

Test Code:

CALGARY ZONE	NORT
CENTRAL ZONE	AMNO
EDMONTON ZONE	NTRIP
NORTH ZONE	NORTR
SOUTH ZONE	AMNO

Specimen Type:

Blood

Primary Container:

RED

Minimum Collection Volume:

1.0 mL serum

Test Resources:

General Laboratory Requisition – 21302 write test name under “Additional Tests”

Half-life and Time to Steady State

Processing:

Centrifuge, aliquot and refrigerate serum. Freeze serum if it will not be received at performing lab within 1 week. Freeze upon receipt at performing lab.

Method:

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Reference Interval:

Target range: 265 - 645 nmol/L

Critical Value:

Greater than 1800 nmol/L

Testing Area:

TDM/Toxicology

Performing Site:

Edmonton: University of Alberta Hospital

Additional Test Information:

Steady state 4 - 19 days

Last Updated On:

Wednesday, July 21, 2021