I have also considered this, and contacted Sarstedt. They sent me the
attached poster. Obviously these aren't the same as your tubes but it
may help! I have also attached a paper where a group did look at BD
tubes.
Maria
On 26/01/2012, Dr Geoff Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear All,
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> For some time we have asked requestors to send us plain (non-SST,
> non-PST) samples for TDM (phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproate,
> theophylline, phenobarbitone and digoxin). This is because of
> information published some time ago that suggested that some / all of
> these drug assays can be affected by the presence of the gel in the
> tubes. Does anyone know if this is still the case for the current
> generation of blood collection tubes? We're using plastic BD
> Vacutainer.
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> Thanks
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> Geoff Smith
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