The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
Order Code: CYCLO
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
Green top tube (Na Heparin) 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Red top tube


Minimum:


Preferred minimum:  2.0 mL serum or plasma


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes.


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Reference Range: 10-30 ng/ml
Critical Value: 100 ng/ml


Comments:


Trough levels are most reproducible.  Indicate specimen type on request 
form and label specimen appropriately.


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection 
(HPLC-UV)


CPT Code:


82491


 


See Additional Information:
Critical Laboratory Values




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Updated: 07/15/2008

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