Oxcarbazepine Level

Synonyms

  • AED
  • ANTI-EPILEPTIC
  • ANTICONVULSANT
  • ANTIEPILEPTIC
  • LAB484
  • OXCARBAZEPINE LEVEL
  • OXTELLAR
  • TRILEPTAL

Cerner Name

OXCARB

Clinical Info

Oxcarbazepine is an antiepileptic drug, indicated for use as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. It is used in adjunctive therapy in epileptic children between the ages of four and 16.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL (minimum volume: 0.3 mL) of serum or plasma

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red top or Lavender EDTA tube
Specimen: 1 mL (minimum volume: 0.3 mL) of serum or plasma

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature 
14 Days Refrigerated
14 Days Frozen

Methodology

Liquid Chromatography-Tamdem Mass Spectrometry (LS/MS/MS)

Days Performed

TAT: 3 - 5 days

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp of America

CPT

80183
LOINC Code: 35331-8

PDM

5908650

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
OXCARBAZEPINE METABOLITE OXCARBAZ OXCARBAZEPINE METABOLITE Oxcarbazepine Metabolite

Result Interpretation

10-35 µg/mL

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB484 build edit