SERT – ” Sertraline, Serum or Plasma”

Update to test name, patient preparation, stability, methodology, and reference range.

Test Name: Sertraline, Serum or Plasma

Patient Preparation: Pre-dose (trough) draw at steady state concentration.

Stability:

Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 4 months

Methodology: Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry 

Reference Range:

Therapeutic Range: 30 – 200 ng/mL
Toxic: > 300 ng/mL