Felbamate (Felbatol)
Order Code: FBM
Epic Lab Code: LAB3125
Order Form: A-1a Therapeutic Drug Analysis or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Green top tube 4 mL (Na Heparin), Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA), Pink top tube
Minimum:
Adult and Pediatrics Preferred Minimum: 1.0 mL serum Adult and Prediatrics Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Gel separator tubes
Analytic Time:
1 week upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Therapeutic range not well established.
Test Limitations:
The proposed therapeutic range for seizure control is 30-60 µg/mL. Pharmacokinetics varies widely, particularly with co-medications, age, and/or compromised renal function. No critical value has been defined.
Methodology:
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
CPT Code:
82491