Gabapentin Level

Synonyms

  • AED
  • ANTI-CONVULSANT
  • ANTI-EPILEPTIC
  • ANTICONVULSANT
  • ANTIEPILEPTIC
  • DRUG
  • GABAPENTIN LEVEL
  • LAB470
  • NEURONTIN

Cerner Name

Neurontin

Clinical Info

For therapeutic drug monitoring, specimens should be drawn as trough levels.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL (0.3 mL min)

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red top
Specimen : 1 mL (0.3 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

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

Days Performed

Tuesday through Saturday; 12 a.m.,
Saturday; 4 p.m.

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp Burlington, NC

CPT

80171
LOINC Code: 9738-6

PDM

5901000

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
GABAPENTIN LEVEL, SERUM GABAPENTLVL GABAPENTIN LEVEL, SERUM Gabapentin Level, Serum

Result Interpretation

4.0−16.0 μg/mL

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB470 build edit