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Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Carbamazepine

Synonyms

Tegretol

External Price (excl. GST)

11.67

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST(gold), Plain (red) for samples referred from Rural Hospitals

Paediatric Specimen

0.3 ml Heparin (light green) or Plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro CEDIA

Reference interval

Therapeutic Interval: 17 - 42 umol/L

Uncertainty of measurement

10%

Additional Information

Sampling Time: With patient at steady-state samples should be drawn immediately before the next dose (trough value).

Cross reactivity with the metabolite Carbamazepine‑10,11‑epoxide is < 3%

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL heparin plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

CAR

HL7 mapping code

$CAR

LOINC Code

14639-9