| Test Name |
Barbiturates Panel, Serum/Plasma (Forensic) |
| Test Includes |
Amobarbital [GC/MS], Barbiturates [ELISA], Butabarbital [GC/MS], Butalbital [GC/MS], Pentobarbital [GC/MS], Phenobarbital [GC/MS], Secobarbital [GC/MS] |
| Compound Synonym(s) |
Amal®
Amytal®
Axocet®
Butisol Sodium
Etamyl®
Eunoctal®
Lotusate®
Luminal®
Mebaral®
Nembutal®
Sandoptal®
Seconal®
Stadadorm®
Tuinal® |
| Category |
Hypnotic, Sedative, Anticonvulsant, Sedative |
| Method(s) |
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) |
| Specimen Container |
NMS Labs has no experimental or literature-based data regarding the choice of specific specimen collection containers for this test. |
| Special Handling |
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines. |
| Light Protection Required |
Not Required |
| Stability |
Room Temperature: 14 day(s)
Refrigerated: 14 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 14 day(s) |
| Rejection Criteria |
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST). |
| Day(s) Test Set-up |
[ELISA] Monday-Saturday 2nd Shift 1 day
[GC/MS] Tuesday Thursday 2nd Shift 3 days |
| Suggested CPT Code |
[GC/MS] 82205
[ELISA] 80101 |