FLUPH – “Fluphenazine (Prolixin)”

Update to specimen requirements, alternate specimen, stability, and reference range

Patient Preparation: Timing of specimen collection: Pre-dose (trough) draw – At steady state concentration.

Alternate Specimen: Plasma: Lavender (K2EDTA, K3EDTA), Pink (K2EDTA)

Stability:

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 month (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)

Reference Range:

Therapeutic Range: 1.0 – 10.0 ng/mL
Toxic: >=15.0 ng/mL