Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Lamotrigine Level Build info

Synonyms

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

Procedure Name

LAMOTRIGINE LEVEL

Procedure Master Number

LAB475

Procedure ID

7616

Clinical Info

Therapeutic monitoring of Lamotrigine

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

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

Specimen Volume

1 ml Serum or EDTA Plasma (0.3 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

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

Methodology

Homogeneous Immunoassay
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Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

80175
 
LONIC Code: 6948-4

PDM

 5900890

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

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

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