Reference range(s)
The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of March 31, 2025.
Component | Age | Male Norm | Male Critical Low | Male Critical High | Female Norm | Female Critical High | Female Critical Low | Units | Add'l info |
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Clobazam | ALL | ng/mL | Clobazam is a... Note1 | ||||||
Desmethylclobazam | ALL | ng/mL | N... Note2 |
Note1:
Clobazam is a benzodiazepine drug used as an anxiolytic and antiseizure medication. It is also employed as an adjunctive therapy for the treatment of seizures in patients with
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. The average (range) peak plasma concentrations reported following a single 20 mg dose was 465 (222-709) ng/mL. Reported average steady-state plasma concentrations of 1076 ng/mL and 2884 ng/mL were reported following 40 mg/day and 160 mg/day doses, respectively. The mean concentrations of clobazam did not differ between CYP2C19 extensive and poor metabolizers. The recommended therapeutic range for clobazam is 30-300 ng/mL
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Note2:
N-desmethlyclobazam is the primary pharmacologically active metabolite of Clobazam, a benzodiazepine drug used as an anxiolytic and antiseizure medication. The average (range) peak plasma concentrations reported following a single 20 mg dose was 88 (61-146) ng/mL. Reported average steady-state serum/plasma concentrations of 2783 ng/mL and 11020 ng/mL were reported following 40 mg/day and 160 mg/day doses, respectively. Excluding poor metabolizers decreased the mean
N-desmethylclobazam concentration. The N-desmethylclobazam/clobazam ratio has been reported to be 5 times higher in poor metabolizers than in extensive metabolizers. The recommended therapeutic range for
N-desmethylclobazam is 300-3000 ng/mL. Poor metabolizers or patients on CYP3A4 inducers and/or CYP2C19 inhibitors have been reported to have elevated concentrations of N-desmethylclobazam and increased adverse reactions
Analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass
Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and
Drug Administration
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