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Trileptal Level
Test CodeTRILEP
Alias/See Also
Oxcarbazepine Metabolite
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Instructions
Draw specimen immediately before next scheduled dose. Spin down within 2 hours of draw.
Transport Container
Plastic vial
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
Ambient 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, gross icterus
Report Available
3-6 days
Reference Range
Oxcarbazepine metabolite: 3-35 mcg/mL
Clinical Significance
Oxcarbazepine (OCBZ) is approved as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy for partial seizures with and without secondary generalized seizures in adults and as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in children.
