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Lamotrigine

Brown clotted serum, gel barrier

Test	Lamotrigine
Common Abbreviations	LAM
Profile	NA
Tube type	Brown clotted serum, gel barrier
Clinical Indication	Therapeutic drug monitoring of antiepileptic therapy
Specimen Type	Blood
Sample type	Serum
Minimum Volume	0.2mL
Special Precautions	Pre-dose level required
Stability	Contact Referral Laboratory
Turnaround Time	2 days
Laboratory	Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Unit Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy Chesham Lane Buckinghamshire SL9 0RJ 01494 601 423/ 355
Reference Interval	Contact Referral Laboratory
Limitations	Contact Referral Laboratory
Notes	Currently the Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy has made a decision to suspend its accreditation to UKAS ISO 15189 standards for this assay.

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