The incorporation of lamotrigine into the routine automated sequential trace enrichment of dialysates assay of anticonvulsants

Ann Clin Biochem. 1998 Jul:35 ( Pt 4):534-8. doi: 10.1177/000456329803500408.

Abstract

We have extended automated sequential trace enrichment of dialysates and high performance liquid chromatography to include the simultaneous assay of lamotrigine with other anticonvulsant drugs: phenobarbitone, carbamazepine and phenytoin. The procedure is reliable and precise (between-batch coefficients of variation < 2.8%) with no interference from other commonly prescribed drugs. Patients on lamotrigine presented with serum concentrations up to 67 mumol/L with no adverse effects, suggesting that the therapeutic range may need re-appraisal.

MeSH terms

  • Anticonvulsants / blood*
  • Carbamazepine / analogs & derivatives
  • Carbamazepine / blood
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lamotrigine
  • Phenobarbital / blood
  • Phenytoin / blood
  • Triazines / blood*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Triazines
  • Carbamazepine
  • Phenytoin
  • carbamazepine epoxide
  • Lamotrigine
  • Phenobarbital