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PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test


 Recent changes for Itraconazole

Recent changes for Itraconazole

Date
Field
Changed From
Changed To
14th July 2022
Volume (Adults)

2 mL

5 mL

Minimum/Paediatric Volume

1 mL

Preferred Container Type

Lithium heparin no gel

EDTA

Processing Instructions

Spin, separate and freeze plasma.

Spin and separate plasma.

External Laboratory

Women's & Children's Hospital (Adelaide)

Alfred Hospital

External Transport Instructions

Packed by certified personnal - transport frozen.

Results : 08-81617000, 08-81616732.

Frequency

Monthly

Twice weekly

Notes

Dose information should be provided and length of therapy must be >5 days.

Itraconazole

Ordering information:

Collect samples pre dose.

Do not use tubes with gel separator

Laboratory:
Referred Test
Test Code:
ITRA
Specimen types:
Plasma
Container types:
EDTAEDTA
Collection Instructions:
Transport specimen at Room Temperature to lab
Minimum Adult Volume:
5 mL
Notes:

Dose information should be provided and length of therapy must be >5 days.

Frequency:
Twice weekly
Reference Interval:

Itraconazole (trough) - Localised infection >0.5 mg/L

                                  - Systemic infection >1.0 mg/L

OH-Itraconazole has similar activity to itraconazole and levels can be added to give the sum of both levels (in this case therapeutic range recommend >1.0 mg/L

Laboratory Use Only

  

 

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