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| Title | AMITRIPTYLINE (ELAVIL, PAMELOR) |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>1 Red Top/1.0 mL serum. Spin and separate from cells within 8 hours.</p>
<p><strong>Do not submit SST</strong></p> |
| Methodology | |
| Stability | Room Temp 48 hours; Refrigerated 14 days; Frozen 14 days |
| Reference Range | By report* |
| Turnaround | 1-3 days Performed Mon-Fri |
| Clinical Use | <p>The tricyclics are used to treat depression. Nortriptyline is an active metabolite of Amitriptyline. Elimination half-life of Amitriptyline is 9- 46 hours and Nortriptyline is 18-93 hours.</p> |
| Test Code | AMIW |
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