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Carbamazepine

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Red Top

Also Acceptable:
  • One Green Top (Li Heparin)
  • One Green Top (Na Heparin)
  • One Lavender (EDTA)
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable:
  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
  • Separate from cells ASAP
  • State Patient's Last Dose
  • State patient's last dose in hours.

Stability

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Month(s); Frozen: 3 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
  • Spectrophotometric

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 80156

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.
Carbamazepine is potentially toxic at levels greater than 12 ug/mL.

Components

  • 2710 - CARBAMAZEPINE
  • 2917 - LAST DOSE
Last Updated: September 16, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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