Oxcarbazepine / Eslicarbazepine acetate as metabolite, blood

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Oxcarbazepine / Eslicarbazepine acetate as metabolite, blood-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Licarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine/Eslicarbazepine acetate metabolite

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug monitoring

Specimen type:

Sodium fluoride (NaFl) whole blood

Collection container:

Grey Sodium flouride (NaFl)

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.3 mL

Collection instructions:

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

Transport container:

Grey Sodium flouride (NaFl)

Alternate specimen type:

Potassium oxalate whole blood

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred) - 30 days

Ambient - 30 days

Frozen - 24 months

Performing lab:

NMS Labs (3265B) via LabCorp (009985): R-NX

TAT:

5 days

Method:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reference ranges:

Therapeutic: 10 - 35 µg/mL

Reporting Limit: 0.50 µg/mL

CPT codes:

80183

Date created:

06/03/2019

Revised date:

03/18/2022

Review date:

03/16/2022