Test Code TEGRETOL Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

Infectious

Additional Codes

Meditech Mnemonics:

CARBAMAZEPINE

TEGRETOL

Preferred Specimen:

1mL plasma (Lithium Heparin only) with or without gel

Reject: Sodium Heparin or any other anticoagulant

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Refrigerated (cold packs) or Ambient

Specimen Stability (after specimen has been centrifuged and plasma has been removed):

Ambient: 5 days

Refrigerated: 5 days

Frozen: 6 months

Willis Knighton Medical Center

2600 Greenwood Road

Shreveport, LA 71103