| Test Name |
Ephedrines Panel, Serum/Plasma |
| Test Includes |
Ephedrine [LC-MS/MS], Methylephedrine [LC-MS/MS], Norpseudoephedrine [LC-MS/MS], Phenylpropanolamine [LC-MS/MS], Pseudoephedrine [LC-MS/MS] |
| Compound Synonym(s) |
Cathine
Ephedra
Ma Huang
Norephedrine
PPA
PSE
Sudafed® |
| Purpose |
Identification and Quantitation by LC-MS/MS |
| Category |
Antihistamine, Decongestant, Stimulant, Anorexogenic, Bronchodilator, Stimulant, Decongestant, Stimulant |
| Method(s) |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/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: 16 day(s)
Refrigerated: 16 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 16 day(s) |
| Rejection Criteria |
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST). |
| Day(s) Test Set-up |
[LC-MS/MS] Monday Wednesday Friday 2nd Shift 3 days |