Lamotrigine Level

Synonyms

  • AED
  • ANTI-CONVULSANT
  • ANTI-EPILEPTIC
  • ANTICONVULSANT
  • ANTIEPILEPTIC
  • LAB475
  • LAMICTAL
  • LAMOTRIGINE LEVEL

Cerner Name

Lamictal

Clinical Info

Therapeutic monitoring of Lamotrigine

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 ml Serum or EDTA Plasma (0.3 mL min)

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red top tube or Lavender EDTA tube (Gel-top not acceptable)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum or EDTA Plasma (0.3 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: Room temperature: 14 Days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 14 Days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days

Methodology

Homogeneous Immunoassay
.

Days Performed

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp

CPT

80175
 
LONIC Code: 6948-4

PDM

5900890

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
LAMOTRIGINE LEVEL, SERUM LAMOTRIGINE LAMOTRIGINE Lamotrigine Level, Serum

Result Interpretation

Therapeutic: tough: 2.0 - 20.0  ug/mL
      Detection Limit = 1.0
 
TAT: 3 - 6 Days

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB475 build edit