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25003 Posaconazole, Serum (POSA)

Posaconazole, Serum (POSA)
Test Code: POSACSO
Synonyms/Keywords
​Lab Ref Code:  89591, Noxafil (Posaconazole), Posaconazole (Noxafil)
Useful For
Monitoring of posaconazole therapy
​
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)
Serum​ ​Red Top Tube (RTT) ​ 2 mL​ 0.6 mL​ ​
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time
​Serum ​ ​ Refrigerated (preferred)​ 28 days
Room Temperature ​28 days
​Frozen ​28 days
Rejection Criteria
Hemolysis
Mild OK; Gross reject
Lipemia
Mild OK; Gross reject
Icterus​
Mild OK; Gross reject
​Other Serum gel tube​
Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation
Mayo Medical Laboratories​​
Monday through Friday
​		 2 days​
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reference Lab
Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range
Mayo Medical Laboratories​​
>700 ng/mL (trough)
​
Interpretation
Greater than 700 ng/mL (>0.7 mcg/mL) has been suggested for prophylaxis and also in a salvage trial for treatment of invasive Aspergillus infections.
​
Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comments
​80187 ​ ​ ​ ​
Synonyms/Keywords
​Lab Ref Code:  89591, Noxafil (Posaconazole), Posaconazole (Noxafil)
Ordering Applications
Ordering Application Description
​Centricity ​Posaconazole, Serum (89591)
​Cerner ​None
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)
Serum​ ​Red Top Tube (RTT) ​ 2 mL​ 0.6 mL​ ​
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time
​Serum ​ ​ Refrigerated (preferred)​ 28 days
Room Temperature ​28 days
​Frozen ​28 days
Rejection Criteria
Hemolysis
Mild OK; Gross reject
Lipemia
Mild OK; Gross reject
Icterus​
Mild OK; Gross reject
​Other Serum gel tube​
Useful For
Monitoring of posaconazole therapy
​
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range
Mayo Medical Laboratories​​
>700 ng/mL (trough)
​
Interpretation
Greater than 700 ng/mL (>0.7 mcg/mL) has been suggested for prophylaxis and also in a salvage trial for treatment of invasive Aspergillus infections.
​
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Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation
Mayo Medical Laboratories​​
Monday through Friday
​		 2 days​
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reference Lab
Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Outreach CPTs
CPT Modifier
(if needed)		 Quantity Description Comments
​80187 ​ ​ ​ ​
For most current information refer to the Marshfield Laboratory online reference manual.