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Test Code DIGOXIN Digoxin

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: SST/RED
Preferred: Serum Only
Acceptable: Serum Only
Specimen Volume: 1.0 mL

SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING

Complete clot formation should take place before centrifugation. Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.

TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE

Separated specimens may be stored for 8 hours at 20 – 25 °C or 7 days at 2 – 8 °C. For longer storage, specimens may be frozen for 6 months at -20 °C or colder.

PERFORMING LAB

WKMC, WKB, WKP, WKS