The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Felbamate (Felbatol)
Order Code: FBM
Epic Lab Code: LAB3125
Order Form: A-1a Therapeutic Drug Analysis or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Green top tube (Na Heparin), Lavender top tube (EDTA), Pink top tube 
(EDTA sprayed)


Minimum:


Adult and Pediatrics Preferred Minimum:  1.0 mL serum
Adult and Prediatrics Absolute Minimum:  0.5 mL serum


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Therapeutic range not well established.


Test
Limitations:


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.


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)


CPT Code:


82491




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Updated: 01/14/2009

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