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Monitoring patients exhibiting symptoms of carbamazepine toxicity whose total serum carbamazepine concentration is within the therapeutic range, but who may be producing significant levels of the active metabolite epoxide
Free carbamazepine concentration may also be useful to monitor in patients with altered or unpredictable protein binding capacity
Test ID | Reporting Name | Available Separately | Always Performed |
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CARTA | Carbamazepine, Tot, S | Yes | Yes |
1011E | Carb-10,11-Epoxide, S | No | Yes |
CARF | Carbamazepine, Free, S | Yes | Yes |
CARTA: Homogeneous Microparticle Agglutination Immunoassay
1011E: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
CARF: Ultrafiltration Followed by Homogeneous Microparticle Agglutination Immunoassay