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Lacosamide, Serum or Plasma

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Red Top

Also Acceptable:
  • One Lavender (EDTA)
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit

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

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

Special Handling

  • Separate from cells within 2 hours of collection
  • Timing of specimen collection: Pre-dose (trough) draw - At steady state concentration.

Stability

Ambient: 72 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Qualitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

2-6 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 80235

Components

  • 90077 - LACOSAMIDE, SERUM OR PLASMA
Last Updated: October 7, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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