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Lamotrigine : 22060
Test CodeLAMOT or 22060
Alias/See Also
Lamictal
CPT Codes
80175
Instructions
Draw 1/2 to 1 hour before next dose at steady-state.
Transport Container
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minumum: 0.5 mL
Alternate Specimen
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or Sodium heparin (green-top) tube
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minumum: 0.5 mL
Alternate Specimen
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or Sodium heparin (green-top) tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 14 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis, Grossly lipemic, Gel barrier/ Serum Separator Tube (SST®)
Methodology
Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Setup Schedule
Tuesday - Saturday
Report Available
2-4 days
Reference Range
2.5-15.0 mcg/mL
Clinical Significance
Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant drug used as adjunctive treatment for refractory partial seizures.
Performing Laboratory
med fusion
