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CARBAMAZEPINE/TEGRETOL
MessageCHEMISTRY
Test Code
CARB
Alias/See Also
TEGRETOL
Preferred Specimen
SERUM
Minimum Volume
2 MLS
Instructions
DRAW 1 RED TOP TUBE, CLOT, SPIN AND SEPARATE 1-2MLS OF SERUM. SEND TO LAB REFRIGERATED. Enter last dose in order comment field in CPRS. ALSO NOTE LAST DOSE ON LABEL WITH DATE AND TIME. DOCTORS MAY NOT ALWAYS PLACE AN ORDER COMMENT INTO CPRS ABOUT LAST DOSE.
Transport Container
PLASTIC TUBE
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 2 days
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 7 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 1 month
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 7 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 1 month
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unlabeled sample, improper temperature during transport. Wrong sample collection.
Methodology
EIA
Setup Schedule
DAILY
Report Available
DAILY
Reference Range
4.0 - 12.0 ug/mL
Clinical Significance
Clinical Use: Carbamazepine and its metabolite, (10,11- Carbamazepine epoxide), are widely used for control of generalized tonic-clonic, partial-onset, complex and mixed seizure disorders. The metabolism of carbamazepine in epileptic patients has several different pathways that can be altered when the patient is co-medicated with other anticonvulsants and, therefore, its therapeutic level should be monitored along with its metabolite in their free and protein bound states.
Performing Laboratory
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