Rufinamide-8532

Test info

  
Rufinamide
  
8532
  
LAB8532
  
RUF
  
Banzel
  

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Trough levels are most reproducible

  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as serum
  
  
Heparin plasma
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

 

 

  

Immediatley following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gentle inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  2. Transfer plasma to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as the appropriate plasma type
  

Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen - 180 days

  

Gel-barrier tubes are not recommended

Performance

  
MedTox Laboratories (445): R-MX
  
Daily
  
3 - 4 days
  

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Expected  in patients taking recommended dosages: up to 60.0 µg/mL

Billing

  
80210

Tracking

  
05/06/2010
  
12/28/2023
  
12/28/2023