This test measures the amount of the medicine carbamazepine in your blood. Carbamazepine is the generic name of a medicine used to treat epilepsy, mania, bipolar disorder, and pain.
This test is to determine the concentration of carbamazepine in the blood to establish an appropriate dose and maintain a therapeutic level.
The therapeutic reference range of carbamazepine is 4-12 mg/L. The minimum toxic level is 10 mg/kg.
