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

Haloperidol (Haldol)
Order Code: HALO
Epic Lab Code: LAB3264
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum, Plasma
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


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


Minimum:


Adult minimum:  2.5 mls serum, heparinized, or EDTA plasma
Pediatric minimum:  1.5 mls serum, heparinized, or EDTA plasma


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Therapeutic Range  2.0 - 15.0 ng/mL
No range for children is available.


Test
Limitations:


The therapeutic range relates to the management of psychoses; lower 
concentrations may be therapeutic for Tourette's and mania.  The toxic 
range is not well established. Some patients experience toxicity within 
the therapeutic range.


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography


CPT Code:


80173




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Updated: 05/16/2007

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