Specimen Requirements
Title
Gabapentin, (Neurontin)
Specimen Requirement
1 Red Top/1.0 mL serum. Do not collect in SST tube. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge, separate and refrigerate serum.
ALTERNATE SPECIMEN: PLASMA/EDTA
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature 48 hours, Refrigerated 14 days, Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
By Report
Turnaround
2-4 days
Clinical Use
Anti-epileptic (treatment of partial seizures) therapeutic drug monitoring.
Test Code
GABAW