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| Title | CLOZAPINE (CLOZARIL) |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>Draw blood in a plain red-top tube/1.0 mL. Spin, separate and send refrigerated.</p>
<p>Alternate Specimen: Plasma/EDTA</p> |
| Methodology | |
| Stability | Room Temperature 48 hours, Refrigerated 14 days, Frozen 14 days |
| Reference Range | By Report* |
| Turnaround | 2-3 days Performed Mon-Fri |
| Clinical Use | <p>Clozapine is an antipsychotic agent. Peak clozapine concentrations are reached in 1-6 hours following oral dosage. Elimination half-life is 4- 16 hours once steady state levels have been reached. Norclozapine has minimal therapeutic activity.</p> |
| Test Code | CLOZW |
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