Phenobarbital

Method Name

Petinia

Aliases

Phenobarbital; Luminal Level, Phenobarbital Level

Specimen Required

one SST/gel tube

Specimen Minimum Volume

2.0 mL of blood

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuged specimen stable for 48 hours refrigerated.

Special Instructions

Draw specimen prior to next dose.

Performing Laboratory

As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.

Reference Values

15 – 40 ug/mL