Information from ctlabs.co.uk: Oxcarbazepine is a derivative of carbamazepine with similar actions. It is used as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures with or without secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Oxcarbazepine is used in the treatment of epilepsy and may be a useful alternative in patients unable to tolerate carbamazepine. Oxcarbazepine is rapidly metabolised to hydroxycarbazepine and it is this metabolite that is routinely monitored.
Tube
04 (EP) – EDTA Plasma
ID
Tests&Tubes0224
Turn Around
Turnaround time stated by Cardiff toxicology lab: 7 days
Send to
Blood Sciences LGI
(Test referred to: Cardiff toxicology lab).
Contact
For further details please contact Leeds Pathology customer services: [email protected].
Advice
Full information on all referred tests can be found on the referred tests information database, EQMS reference BSF2REC17003.
Collection Con
Instructions to lab: centrifuge sample, separate and freeze plasma.
Minimum volume: 1 mL plasma.
Sample REQ
Blood.
Ref. Range Notes
Hydroxycarbazepine: 3 to 35mg/L.
Units
mg/L.