Topiramate QTOP

Method(s) Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Specimen Required
Collect

One 5 mL plain red top (no gel) or royal blue (no additives) or light green (lithium heparin) top tube.

Also acceptable: plasma collected in tan (sodium heparin lead-free) or dark green (sodium heparin) top tube.

Transport

1 mL serum ambient (Min: 0.5 mL).

Remarks

Patient Preparation: Draw at peak (2-4 hours after dose) or trough (0.5-1 hour before dose) at steady state.

Stability

Ambient: 7 days

Refrigerated: 14 days

Frozen: 30 days

Unacceptable Conditions

Gel barrier/Gold (SST) top tube.

Schedule Mon-Sat
Billing Code 9011645
CPTCode 80201
Notes Performing Laboratory Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-Chantilly VA
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s)
Reference Interval
Therapeutic Range
Dose (mg)Peak (mcg/mL)Trough (mcg/mL)
1006.5-9.24.5-6.6
20012.0-16.08.0-12.0
40020.0-30.014.0-20.0
No Appointment Necessary
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