| Laboratory: | Clinical Biochemistry | 
| Test Name: | 
			 METHADONE - (P) 
	Test Code:
	MTHD
 
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| Clinical Information: | 
			
	 Test performed at:  St Boniface Hospital by Shared Health Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory using a liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method. This is a lab developed test. 
	
		For more information see:  | 
	
| Collection Devices: | 
			
 
	Do not use separator gel.
 
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| Specimen Required: | 
			
	 
				Plasma: 1.0 mL
			 
			Plasma preferred. Serum collected without gel is also acceptable.  | 
	
| Referral: | 
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| Requisition: | |
| Reference Values: | 
				
	 Therapeutic: 
			100 - 400 μg/L Dose dependent  | 
		
| Availability: | 
			 Within 1 Week 
			
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| See Also: | |
| More Information: | 
			
	 If last dose, next dose information is not provided, call to obtain this. If the dosage is provided, enter this in TDOS comment. METHADONE-ELIXIR (MTDO) - register with Patient’s Name.  METHADONE SYRINGE (MTDO) - register with "Methadone + Conc" in name. 
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