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Felbamate

Test Summary

Felbamate is an antiepileptic drug used to treat patients with a variety of types of seizures. Therapeutic drug monitoring is useful to optimize dose and avoid toxicity.

Aliases

Felbatol

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

Optimum time to collect sample: 1 hour before next dose

Storage

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube

Unacceptable Specimens

Gel barrier/serum separator tube (SST)

Order Code

FELBAM

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB855

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

80167

Billing Code

670404

CPT Statement

Methodology

Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

FDA Status

This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has determined that such clearance or approval is not necessary. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Valencia
27027 Tourney Road
Valencia CA, 91355

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

Trough

30-50 mcg/mL

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Wednesday, Saturday; Report available: 2 - 5 days