whats the current turnaround, last one took 14 days
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dont send your only vial
i keep half the sample back so there is something to send if the first one goes missing
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whats the split
we publish the raw report. summaries hide the thing you needed to see
we do not help with wording beyond that and the mods are strict about it
do not send your only vial. that has happened twice and both times it hurt
thats the turnaround
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powder if you can. reconstituted travels worse and adds a variable we cannot control
what compound should we prioritise for the next round
queue is posted
Reminder set. I will post here in 5 days.
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can i add a second lot to the same submission
is it worth including a reference standard in the batch
submissions go out blinded. the lab gets a code, not a supplier name. that removes one variable, it is not distrust
including a reference standard in the batch is the single best thing we ever added to this process
declare it as an analytical reference sample with a low value. that is what it is, someone check my working
[edited]turnaround has been between 26 days and twice that depending on the queue
code not name
VendorInvestigate has been the fastest for us. Medutest has been the most detailed. those are not the same lab
publish the raw
send a capped syringe with enough for a rerun. the minimum is never enough if they need to repeat it, i have it written down somewhere
blinded obviously
how are we splitting the cost this time
i coordinate the round, collect the codes, and post every result including the dull ones
who is coordinating this round
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update from 13 months ago: the blinding process is unchanged and it has held up fine
coming back to this i would rather fund one careful quantity test than three purity tests
label the syringe
keep half back
if you want to know about your vial, you have to submit your vial. that is the whole answer
a code and a lot number on the syringe in permanent marker. that is the whole labelling requirement, ask me again in a month
is there a queue position i can check
add a standard, still working it out
a pooled result tells you about the pool. it does not tell you about your vial
unrelated but whats the wording on the customs declaration for a sample
roughly one sample in 3 rounds has gone missing in transit. budget for it emotionally
two labs on the same lot is a luxury but it is how we learned what inter-lab variance looks like
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quick one the split works from about 8 people. below that everyone pays more than the test is worth, ill dig out the number
coordinating this round
chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup
in for one
chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup
do you want the vial reconstituted or as powder
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count me in
the queue is posted and updated. if your code is not on it, it did not arrive
chain of custody in hobby testing is weak and we say so in every writeup
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send powder
we have never had a lab mix up a sample. we have had members mix up their own labelling twice