Pathology Handbook

Recent changes for Carbamazepine
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
1st October 2024	Preferred Specimen Type	Serum	Blood
	Optional Specimen Type	Plasma

Alternative Names:

Tegretol

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

CAMZ

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

SST
Lithium Heparin (with Gel)

Collection & Request Instructions:

Collect pre-dose

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Room Temperature

Additional Notes:

Therapeutic Range: 4.0 - 12.0 mg/L

Critical results notification: 20.0 mg/L

Please note: from 01/10/2024 units have changed from umol/L to mg/L.

To convert: mg/L x 4.23 = umol/L