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Test Code 2689047797 Apixaban

Important Note

Specimen should be collected 2 to 4 hours (peak) after a dose or just prior (trough) to the next dose for apixaban concentrations.

Performing Laboratory

Torrance Memorial Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Submit the following specimen:

 

Specimen Type:  Citrated plasma

Container/Tube: Blue top (citrate)

Specimen Volume:  Required full blue tube needs to be drawn. Min plasma is 1 cc.

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

 

Storage Temp Stability:

Ambient: 24 hours

Refrigerated:  7 days

Methodology

Automated chromogenic assay

Reference Range

Note: This assay is useful for assessment of compliance, or suspicion of overdose

 

Apixaban <20 ng/ml - Non-detectable drug level

 

Apixaban >20 ng/ml - Detectable drug level

 

The therapeutic concentration of apixaban has not been established. In some clinical situations, assessment of drug plasma concentrations may be useful.


Alert: Potential for cross reactivity if the patient is on UF heparin or LMW heparin, leading to misleading Apixaban results

Day(s) Test Set Up/TAT

Performed:

Daily 

Available STAT

 

TAT:

STAT: </=  45 min

Aliases

Eliquis

Apixa

CPT Code

80299