Vitamin B Profile

Profile details

• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
• Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
• Vitamin B3 (Nicotinamide)
• Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
• Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) – Red cell
• Vitamin B12 (Active)

Code

VBP

Sample Reqs

AAB

Turnaround

5 days

Special instructions

No special instructions. Patients taking supplements may be advised to stop medication prior to testing.

Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)

B

Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml

Related specialties

• Vitamin

Additional information

• Request forms
• Specimens: collection, packaging, transport, rejection criteria
• Discontinued tests