Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Primidone Level including Phenobarbital Build info

Synonyms

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

Short Name

PRIMIDONE LEVEL

Procedure Master Number

LAB485

Procedure ID

7656

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

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 Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80184
80188

PDM

 5400110

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

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