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A quick reference chart for pediatric therapeutic drug monitoring
1College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Hospital Pharmacy
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Several factors, including dose administered, sample time, and method of administration, can affect serum drug concentration determinations. These factors can vary widely, especially in the pediatric population, leading to attainment of serum concentrations that are uninterpretable. A quick reference chart was developed to assist pharmacists, nurses, and residents to optimize the number of appropriately-obtained serum drug concentrations.