Newcastle Laboratories

Clomipramine

Clinical Background:

Therapeutic drug monitoring and suspected toxicity

Therapeutic drug monitoring and suspected toxicity

Test Details

  • Discipline:

    Biochemistry

    Biochemistry

  • Specimen Container Adult:

    Serum (plain tube)

    Serum (plain tube)

  • Specimen Container Paediatric:

    Serum (plain tube)

     

    Serum (plain tube)

     

  • Minimum Volume Adult:

    1 mL blood

    1 mL blood

  • Minimum Volume Paediatric:

    1 mL blood

    1 mL blood

  • Special Requirement:

    Store sample at 4°C

    Store sample at 4°C

  • Transport Requirements:

    Post at ambient temperature

    Post at ambient temperature

  • Reference Ranges:

    Therapeutic range: 0.09 - 0.25 mg/L

    Toxicity associated with clomipramine levels > 0.4 mg/L

    Therapeutic range: 0.09 - 0.25 mg/L

    Toxicity associated with clomipramine levels > 0.4 mg/L

  • Other Info:

    EDTA or lithium heparin plasma acceptable

    EDTA or lithium heparin plasma acceptable

  • Routine Contact Name:

    Duty Biochemist

  • Routine Telephone:

    Freeman: 0191 244 8889

    RVI: 0191 282 9719

    Freeman: 0191 244 8889

    RVI: 0191 282 9719

  • Routine Email:

Availability:

Sample sent to an external laboratory for analysis

Turn Around:

2 weeks

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