ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0094030: Felbamate |
| Test Mnemonic: FELBAMA | |
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Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Performed: Mon, Wed, Fri Reported: 1-4 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 5 mL plain red. Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), green (sodium heparin), gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate).
Transport: 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.5 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. Remarks: Avoid use of separator tubes and gels. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 6 months |
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| Reference Interval: |
| Therapeutic range not well established. |
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The proposed therapeutic range for seizure control is 30-60 µg/mL. Pharmacokinetics varies widely, particularly with co-medications, age, and/or compromised renal function. No critical value has been defined.
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| CPT Code(s): | |
| 80299 |