| Test Name |
Carbamazepine and Metabolite - Free/Bound, Serum/Plasma |
| Test Includes |
Carbamazepine - Bound [HPLC], Carbamazepine - Free [HPLC], Carbamazepine - Total [HPLC], Carbamazepine-10, 11 Epoxide - Bound [HPLC], Carbamazepine-10, 11 Epoxide - Free [HPLC], Carbamazepine-10, 11 Epoxide - Total [HPLC] |
| Compound Synonym(s) |
Carbamazepine Metabolite
Epitol®
Tegretol® |
| Purpose |
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring |
| Category |
Anticonvulsant, Antiepileptic, Antiepileptic, Anticonvulsant |
| Method(s) |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
| Specimen Container |
NMS Labs has no experimental or literature-based data regarding the choice of specific specimen collection containers for this test. |
| Special Handling |
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines. |
| Light Protection Required |
Not Required |
| Stability |
Room Temperature: 14 day(s)
Refrigerated: 14 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 10 month(s) |
| Rejection Criteria |
Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST). |
| Day(s) Test Set-up |
[HPLC] Monday Thursday 2nd Shift 3 days |