Isotretinoin Level

Synonyms

  • ABSORICA
  • ACCUTANE
  • AMNESTEEM
  • CLARAVIS
  • ISOTRETINOIN LEVEL, SERUM
  • LAB11349

Cerner Name

Isotretinoin

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum ( 0.3 mL min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Red top tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL of serum ( 0.3 mL min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated serum
Collection Instructions:  Protect specimen from light.
 
Stability   Room Temperature: 14 day(s)                  Refrigerated: 14 day(s)                  Frozen (-20 °C): 14 day(s)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated serum

Specimen Stability

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Days Performed

Daily Monday - Friday
  TAT: 3 Days

Performing Laboratories

National Medical Labs

CPT

80375

PDM

5913810

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ISOTRETINOIN ISOTRET ISOTRETINOIN Isotretinoin

Result Interpretation

Not Detected
Reporting Limit: 10 ng/mL
 
Patients taking 30 to 50 mg daily oral isotretinoin for
3 months had steady state plasma isotretinoin
concentrations ranging from 91 to 291 ng/mL and an
elimination half-life ranging from 10 to 37 hours.
Compounds known to interfere with this substance:
9-cis, 13-cis-retinoic acid.
 

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB11349 build edit