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

Nelfinavir, Antiretroviral
Order Code: NELF
Epic Lab Code: LAB5737
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Green top tube (Na Heparin), Lavender top tube (EDTA)


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  2 mL serum or plasma
Absolute Minimum:  1 mL serum or plasma


Rejection Criteria:


Ambient or refrigerated samples. Serum separator tubes.


Analytic Time:


3 weeks


Reference Range:


By report.


Comments:


Interactions of this drug with other drugs administered concurrently 
can markedly alter the level of this protease inhibitor drug.


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)


CPT Code:


80299




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Updated: 07/29/2008

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