LOINC Code 79165-7: OXcarbazepine trough and 10-hydroxycarbazepine panel

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component OXcarbazepine trough & 10-hydroxycarbazepine panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• OXcarbazepine trough and 10-hydroxycarbazepine panel - Serum or Plasma
• OXcarbazepine trough & 10-hydroxycarbazepine panel
• 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.
• 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine; 10-Hydroxy carbazepine; 10-hydroxycarbamazepine; 10-Monohydroxyoxcarbazepine; 10-OH-carbazepine; 10OH-Carbazepine; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Licarbazepine; OXC; OXC Tgh + 10OH-Carbzp Pnl; Oxcarbazepine metabolite; Pan; PANEL.DRUG & TOXICOLOGY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Trileptal

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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