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HelpEpic Test Code LAB4951 Oxcarbazepine or Eslicarbazepine Metabolite (MHD)
Additional Codes
ARUP:0098834
Ordering Recommendation
Optimize drug therapy and monitor patient adherence.
Specimen Type
Serum
Collection Container
Red Top Tube
Alternate Container
Lavender (K2 or K3EDTA) or pink (K2 EDTA).
Specimen Volume
1 mL serum or plasma
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 6 weeks
Refrigerated: 6 weeks
Frozen: 3 months (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Specimen Transport
Refrigerated
Causes for Rejection
Whole blood
Gel separator tubes
light blue (citrate)
yellow (SPS or ACD solution).
Days of Analysis
Sun-Sat
Turn Around Time
1-2 days
Methodology
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry