LOINC display name : OXcarbazepine trough and 10-hydroxycarbazepine panel;
LOINC long common name : OXcarbazepine trough and 10-hydroxycarbazepine panel - Serum or Plasma;
LOINC short name : OXC Tgh 10OH-Carbzp Pnl SerPl;
LOINC description : Levels of oxcarbazepine and its active metabolite, 10-hydroxycarbazepine, are measured
for therapeutic drug level monitoring, assessing compliance and potential toxicity.
Oxcarbazepine is used as an adjunctive therapy for treatment of partial seizures in
patients with epilepsy and works by lowering the level of abnormal electrical activity
in the brain. Oxcarbazepine is also used to treat bipolar disorders.;
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