Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) Level

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container: Red
Volume: 2 mL in vacutainer

Send to the lab immediately following collection
Transplant patient kinetics studies – all 4 collection timepoints must be received in the lab before testing will be done

1-4 days
Testing performed Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Day of testing batch cut offs:

Transplant patient kinetics studies: all 4 collection timepoints must be received in the Toxicology Lab by 2 p.m. to be included in the batch.
All other collections: must be received in the Toxicology Lab by 11 a.m. to be included in the batch.

Routine

Specimen: serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate

Note: serum must be separated within 2 hours of collection

Adele Hall

Biochemical Genetics

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) 1.0-3.5 mcg/mL
MPA Glucuronide 35-100 mcg/mL

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