Pyrazinamide Level (Sendout)

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General Information

Lab Name
Lab Code
975
External Test Id
PZAH
Description

Useful For: Therapeutic drug management for patients being treated with Pyrazinamide.

    Ordering Requirements: A completed UF Health Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory Requisition must accompany the order. For accurate interpretation of the concentration, provide the drug dose (specify PO, IV, IM), number of doses per week, and date/time of last dose (for IV, start/end time).

      Recommended Draw Times: 2 hours and 6 hours post-dose. Refer to the UFHealth IDPL website for additional information. Submit separate Epic orders for each collection.

      Forms & Requisitions
      • University of Florida Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory Requisition
      Synonyms
      Antibiotic Level, PZAH
      Components

      Interpretation

      Method

      LC-MS/MS

      Reference Range
      Ref. Range Notes

      See report.

      Ordering & Collection

      Specimen Type
      Blood
      Collection

      6 mL blood in RED TOP tube

      Unacceptable: Gel tubes

      Forms & Requisitions
      • University of Florida Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory Requisition
      Handling Instructions

      Outside Laboratories:

      • Centrifuge sample and transfer serum to a separate plastic vial. Freeze serum at -70°C. (Serum frozen at -20°C is also acceptable.) Transport on dry ice.
        • Provide separate 1 mL aliquots for each test ordered.
      • Submit a completed University of Florida IDPL Requisition along with the DLMP requisition.* Failure to provide the required paperwork may result in test delays.
        • *Use client-specific requisition when available. To obtain a client-specific requisition, contact Client Support Services via email at: commserv@uw.edu.

      Stability: Frozen: Required; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Ambient: Unacceptable. Do not allow samples to thaw.

      Quantity
      Requested: 2 mL serum
      Minimum: 1 mL serum per test

      Processing

      Receiving Instructions

      Centrifuge sample and transfer serum to a separate plastic vial. Freeze serum at -70°C. (Serum frozen at -20°C is also acceptable.)

      Login: RASAY1-;FREEZE

      • RASSNT: UFIDPL
      • RASTRQ: ;Pyrazinamide Level (UF Health Test PZAH)

      Login Note: If multiple antibiotic levels are requested, accession each one separately as RASAY1.

      Sendouts:

      • UF IDPL Test: PZAH
      • Package sample(s) with the completed UF IDPL requisition.
      • Ship via FedEx Priority Overnight, Monday through Wednesday, with sufficient dry ice to ensure that samples remain frozen throughout transport. UF IDPL does not recommend shipping frozen samples on Thursday.
        • Package samples as close to FedEx pickup as possible to ensure that they remain frozen upon arrival at University of Florida IDPL.
        • Samples that arrive thawed will be rejected.
      • Do not ship on Friday. Saturday delivery is not available at IDPL and the sample will be compromised.

      Stability: Frozen: Required; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Ambient: Unacceptable. Do not allow samples to thaw.

      Misc Sendout

      Performance

      Lab Department
      Frequency
      Performed: Monday through Friday. Turn around Time: 7 working days from sample receipt at UF IDPL.
      Available STAT?
      No
      Performing Location(s)
      Sendout University of Florida Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory
      352-273-6710

      1600 SW Archer Road
      P4-30
      Gainesville, FL 32610

      Billing & Coding

      Billing Comments

      CPT: 80299