Gabapentin is prescribed for treatment of epilepsy, neuropathic pain and prophylaxis of migraine. Misuse potential is high and it is readily available from illicit sources. Measurement in urine is useful for checking adherence with prescribed gabapentin or detection of illicit use.
Tube
Plain Universal
ID
29950
Availability
Weekdays. Assay is run fortnightly. Contact laboratory if urgent analysis is required.
Additional information
Assay only available in urine. Pregabalin is measured at the same time. Daily drug administration will usually yield a positive result. Note that these drugs are excreted in the urine largely unchanged. Therefore it is not possible to confirm ingestion and exclude sample spiking by measurement of drug metabolites.
Turn around
14 days
Send to
Specialist Laboratory Medicine
Block 46
St James’s University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Contact
For further details please contact Leeds Pathology customer services: [email protected].
Collection Con
Plain random urine.
Sample REQ
Urine. Store at 4C prior to sending.