A detailed look at the fats and proteins that transport these fats in your blood. Compared to a standard cholesterol test, this will give you more advanced insights into your risk of heart disease through measuring your apolipoproteins.
Why would you benefit from this blood test?
This test measures the levels of different types of fats in your blood. It also measures your apolipoprotein levels (proteins that transport fats in your blood) — called apo A1 and apo B. Apo A1 helps to protect against heart disease, while apo B is linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Measuring your apolipoprotein levels is considered a better predictor of your risk of heart disease than a standard cholesterol test.
What biomarkers are we looking at?
• Cholesterol
• CRP
• Apolipoproteins
Prices
| Price | £85 |
How it Works
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Fasting: You do need to fast for this test, please do not eat or drink anything other than water for 8 hours before your appointment
Appointment: Your appointment will be 20 minutes, we suggest you make the appointment as early as possible as this is a fasting blood test.
How to Book: Follow the link to the Book Now portal and under Blood Tests select Superdrug Blood Test
Weekends: We don’t offer blood test appointments at weekends, this is to ensure they reach the laboratory as quickly as possible
Sample Return: After your appointment you will be asked to post your sample in a Royal Mail post box, it will be delivered to our lab the next working day.
Restrictions: This test is suitable for patients aged 18 years and over.
Time for Results: Results are usually available in 2-5 days
Results: We work with a company called Thriva to deliver your blood test results. During your appointment an account will be set up for you and your test will be registered against this. When your results are ready you will be contacted by Thriva to go into your account and view your results. You will need an email address to complete this registration.
Sometimes not all results will be available, because there may have been a delay in receiving your sample or another reason. This is nothing to worry about. You will be contacted by either the Superdrug or the Thriva Customer teams who will advise on what we need to do. If you have any concerns please contact SD.Bloodtests@superdrug.com.
For more information about our tests please look at our Frequently Asked Questions here.