# Ephedrine, Serum or Plasma

> This test measures the amount of ephedrine, a stimulant medication often used for breathing issues or blood pressure control, in your blood. It helps show whether the drug level is within a safe range for treatment or if it is high enough to cause dangerous side effects like a racing heart.

- Labcorp code: 808423
- Category: [Environmental Toxins](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/environmental-toxins.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: 10–14 days
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=808423&ref=assistant

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.