Unit Code 500516:
Desipramine, Plasma or Serum
Specimen Required
Serum
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s). (Serum gel tube is not
acceptable.) Spin down and send 2 mL of serum refrigerated.
Transport Temperature
Refrig\Ambient OK\Frozen OK
Reject Due To
Specimens Other Than: Serum or Plasma
Anticoagulants Other Than: Heparin
Hemolysis: No
Thawing: No
Lipemia: No
Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed
Monday through Friday, Sunday; 2nd shift/STAT availability 24/7


