Primidone Level including Phenobarbital

Synonyms

  • AED
  • ANTI-CONVULSANT
  • ANTI-EPILEPTIC
  • ANTICONVULSANT
  • ANTIEPILEPTIC
  • DRUG
  • LAB485
  • MYSOLINE
  • PRIMIDONE LEVEL
  • PRIMIDONE LEVEL, SERUM

Cerner Name

Primidone

Clinical Info

Primidone is used principally in generalized tonic-clonic and complex and simple partial seizures; some clinicians believe that the drug has specific usefulness for complex partial seizures.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

2mL of serum (0.7 ml min)

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Plain, red-top tube(s) - Serum gel tube is not acceptable.
Specimen:  2mL of serum (0.7 ml min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Stability: 7 Days Refrigerated
               30 Days Frozen

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated
               30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday
 
TAT: 2 Days

Performing Laboratories

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80184
80188

PDM

5400110

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
PHENOBARBITAL LEVEL, SERUM PHENOBARB PHENOBARB, SERUM Phenobarbital
PRIMIDONE PRIMIDONE PRIMIDONE Primidone

Result Interpretation

PRIMIDONE
Therapeutic:  5-12 µg/mL
    Toxic:  >20 µg/mL
PHENOBARBITAL
Therapeutic:  15-40 µg/mL
   Toxic:  >50 µg/mL
 

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB485 build edit