Rivaroxaban, Plasma

Department

Toxicology

Delphic Registration Code

GCQU

Turnaround Time

5 days

Test Code

4678

Specimen Type

• Plasma

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4.5

No of Samples Required

1

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Plasma

Transport to Lab

Ambient (8 - 24 degrees Celsius)
If overnight - Chilled (2 - 8 degrees Celsius)

Additional Referral/Aliquot Information

Separate EDTA plasma from red cells and send plasma for analysis. Keep refrigerated or on ice.

Reference Intervals

For patients taking rivaroxaban 20 mg daily, the expected median trough concentrations (5th to 95th percentiles) is 32 ug/L (5 to 155)

Test Method

LC-MSMS method

Non-Funded Test Cost

$104.24 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

4678

Uncertainty of Measurement: Intra- and inter-day coefficients of variation (imprecision) were <10%

Contact Information

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