Lamotrigine : 22060

Test Code

LAMOTQ or 22060

Alias/See Also

Lamictal

CPT Codes
80175

Instructions

Draw 1/2 to 1 hour before next dose at steady state.

Plain red, lavender (EDTA), or green (no gel) (sodium heparin) tube.

Transport Container

Centrifuge plain red, lavender, or green tube and aliquot 2 mL (Min: 1 mL) serum or plasma into a standard transport tube.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: 14 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gross hemolysis, Gel barrier/serum separator tube (SST), Gross lipemia.

Methodology
Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Setup Schedule

Tuesday - Saturday

Report Available

2-4 days (From receipt at performing laboratory)

Reference Range

2.5-15.0 mcg/mL

Clinical Significance

Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant drug used as adjunctive treatment for refactory partial seizures.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics

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