Drug Class Tier-1 (7 Drugs) Panel, Serum by Mass Spectrometry Confirmation/Quantitation.
Also known as 7 Drugs
FIRST, THE PRACTICAL DETAILS
At a glance.
Specimen
Serum
Container
Plain Red Top Tube – 3 ml serum. (Min. volume: 1.5 ml serum. This volume does not allow for repeat testing).
Required volume
Plain Red Top Tube – 3 ml serum. (Min. volume: 1.5 ml serum. This volume does not allow for repeat testing).
Routine turnaround
3-5 days
Timing, specimen options and instructions reflect the source snapshot.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Panel contents
7 listed components
Benzodiazepine, Serum
Opiates, Serum
Methadone, Serum
Oxycodone, Serum
Cannabinoids, Serum
Amphetamine, Serum
Cocaine metabolite, Serum
Listed components come from the source record. Conditional reflex testing is only included where explicitly described by the laboratory.
FROM COLLECTION TO THE LAB
Specimen & handling
Specimen
Serum
Container
Plain Red Top Tube – 3 ml serum. (Min. volume: 1.5 ml serum. This volume does not allow for repeat testing).
Required volume
Plain Red Top Tube – 3 ml serum. (Min. volume: 1.5 ml serum. This volume does not allow for repeat testing).
Collection instructions
Plain Red Top Tube – 3 ml serum. (Min. volume: 1.5 ml serum. This volume does not allow for repeat testing).
Storage
Refrigerated.
Stability
After separation from cells: Room Temperature: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 2 weeks
Rejection criteria
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Separator SST/Gel-barrier tubes. Plasma or whole blood collected in Lt. blue (sodium citrate) or Gray tubes (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate-preserved). Mismatch, beyond stability and quantity not sufficient.
Technical information & codes+
Methodology
Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Codes are shown for identification from the source snapshot. Confirm current coding and billing information with the laboratory.
