Ethosuximide

Alphabetical Test listing

Ethosuximide-921

Test name:

Ethosuximide

Test number:

921

Excellian order number:

80168.0

Abbreviation:

ETS

Alternate names:

Zarontin

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

1.0 mL

Collection instructions:

Trough levels are most reproducible

Processing instructions:

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

Transport container:

Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories (48): R-MX

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

1 - 2 days

Method:

Immunoassay (IA)

Reference ranges:

40.0 - 100.0 µg/mL

Results that require action (critical):

> 200.0 µg/mL

CPT codes:

80168

Date created:

11/30/2001

Revised date:

10/15/2020

Review date:

05/05/2020