Test Code AMITRIPTYLINE (423) Elavil (Amitriptyline)
Specimen Requirements
Patient Preparation
Collect at steady-state trough concentration. Specimen should be
collected >12 hours after dose.
Preferred Specimen(s)
3 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING
Collect at steady-state trough concentration. Specimen should be collected >12 hours after dose.
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Not established
PERFORMING LAB
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
27027 Tourney Road
Valencia, CA 91355-5386