Red top tube [bold][mark color=red]DO NOT USE SST TUBE[/mark][/bold]
1.0 mL serum
0.2 mL serum
Collect trough specimen in a red top tube immediately before next scheduled dose; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate within 2 hours of collection.
Collect trough specimen in a red top tube immediately before next scheduled dose; do not use SST tube.
Tuesday - Saturday
2 - 5 days
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
2.0 - 20.0 mcg/mL
Monitoring serum level, assessing compliance, assessing potential toxicity.
Gabapentin is an antiepileptic drug effective as add-on therapy in treating complex partial seizures and partial seizures with secondary generalization. Gabapentin does not bind to serum proteins and does not exhibit pharmacokinetic interactions with other antiepileptic drugs. Test sent to Mayo Clinic Laboratories.
Z89-3
80171
32107
SST tube not acceptable.