Pharmacokinetics of 5-fluorouracil after short systemic infusion: plasma level at the end of the distribution phase as an indicator of the total area under the plasma concentration-time curve.

abstract：:Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant that requires therapeutic drug monitoring. Recently, Bayer HealthCare, Diagnostics Division released a turbidimetric immunoassay of phenytoin on the ADVIA 1650 analyzer. We evaluated the analytic performance of this assay by comparing values obtained in 52 patients receiving Phenytoin us...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Datta P,Scurlock D,Dasgupta A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ring sulfoxidation of thioridazine (THD), a widely used neuroleptic agent, yields two diastereoisomeric pairs, fast- and slow-eluting (FE and SE) thioridazine 5-sulfoxide (THD 5-SO). Until now, studies in which concentrations of these metabolites were measured in THD-treated patients have revealed no significant d...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Eap CB,Souche A,Koeb L,Baumann P

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lipophilic, cytotoxic drugs, or both, (including anticancer drugs [Vinca alkaloids, doxorubicin, cyclosporin A, and digoxin]) have proven to be actively effluxed by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expressed at the luminal membrane of the brain capillary endothelial cells, resulting in the very low apparent blood-brain b...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Tsuji A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of desmethylimipramine (DMI) overdose is described. The analysis of DMI and its main metabolite, 2-hydroxydesmethylimipramine (2-OH-DMI), in plasma was performed by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Characterization of the elimination kinetics of DMI by using the SAAM 25 comput...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Spina E,Henthorn TK,Eleborg L,Nordin C,Säwe J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) involves the measurement of serum drug concentrations to optimize pharmacotherapy. Traditionally, blood pressure measurements alone, and not TDM, have been used to evaluate the antihypertensive drug response. However, approximately 50% of hypertensive patients treated with l...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Rognstad S,Søraas CL,Bergland OU,Høieggen A,Strømmen M,Helland A,Opdal MS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients are described who displayed excessive concentrations of nortriptyline, imipramine, or clomipramine on routine blood level monitoring. Under these conditions, the patients did not respond to the treatment. All patients were markedly improved when the daily dosage of the antidepressant was reduced with a ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Balant-Gorgia AE,Balant LP,Garrone G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a feasibility study based on our large-scale experience with mycophenolate mofetil dose adjustment based on mycophenolic acid interdose area under the curve (AUC) in renal transplant patients. METHODS:Between 2005 and 2010, 13,930 requests for 7090 different patients (outside any clinical trial) w...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Saint-Marcoux F,Vandierdonck S,Prémaud A,Debord J,Rousseau A,Marquet P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-T lymphocyte globulin (ATLG) modulates the alloreactivity of T lymphocytes, reducing the risk of immunological posttransplant complications, in particular rejection and graft-versus-host disease, after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We developed and validated a new enzyme-lin...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Montagna M,La Nasa G,Bernardo ME,Piras E,Avanzini MA,Regazzi M,Locatelli F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placental and milk transfer of chloroquine was studied in seven subjects and six subjects, respectively. Seven pregnant women at term were administered chloroquine phosphate (5 mg/kg) i.m. The maternal blood and arterial and venous umbilical cord blood were obtained during delivery. The maternal chloroquine blood ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Akintonwa A,Gbajumo SA,Mabadeje AF

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible occurrence of a kinetic interaction between cyclosporine A and glibenclamide was assessed by reviewing data of six posttransplant diabetic patients who received the two drugs concurrently. Coadministration of the two drugs resulted in a 57% increase in the steady-state plasma cyclosporine levels despite n...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Islam SI,Masuda QN,Bolaji OO,Shaheen FM,Sheikh IA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study is to characterize the pharmacokinetics and the gastrointestinal side effect profiles of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) in de novo kidney transplant patients of Hispanic ethnicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The pharmacokinetic study of EC-MPS was conducted in 11 de novo kidney ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Shah T,Tellez-Corrales E,Yang JW,Qazi Y,Wang J,Wilson J,Hutchinson I,Min DI

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palivizumab is a humanized, monoclonal antibody used to protect at-risk infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. The regular dosage scheme causes a low initial trough level and accumulation of the antibody after subsequent injections. Using a simple pharmacokinetic model, the authors devised an alt...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Zaaijer HL,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Franssen EJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most recent cyclosporine (CsA) pharmacokinetic (PK) studies have focused on noncompartmental analysis. Because CsA undergoes significant first-pass elimination after oral dosing, the most appropriate compartment model may need to take this process into account for the construction of a valid population PK model for Sa...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Ducharme MP,Verret L,Brouillette D,Sirois G

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolic acid, the active metabolite of the immunosuppressant and antiproliferative agent, mycophenolate mofetil, is primarily metabolized by glucuronidation to the inactive 7-O-glucuronide. Although the uridine diphosphate (UDP) 7-O-glucuronide is the principal excretion product of this drug, carboxyl-linked gluc...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Mackenzie PI

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic Bayesian forecasting computer program to predict prothrombin response to warfarin therapy was investigated. The performance of the program was evaluated retrospectively in an inpatient study population of 45 subjects. Predictions of prothrombin response at discharge, ba...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Svec JM,Coleman RW,Mungall DR,Ludden TM

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) time courses in serum and physiological and behavioral effects associated with smoking 1 or 4 "light cannabis" cigarettes were studied. Biomarkers to differentiate light cannabis versus illegal and medical cannabis use were also investigated. METHODS:Sera ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Pichini S,Mannocchi G,Berretta P,Zaami S,Pirani F,Pacifici R,Busardò FP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central venous access catheters are commonly used in clinical oncology. The double lumen variant is applied in pharmacokinetic studies for simultaneous administration and blood sampling when frequent blood collections are necessary. Occlusion of one lumen, a common complication, necessitates the investigator perform b...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： de Jonge ME,Mathôt RA,van Dam SM,Rodenhuis S,Beijnen JH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The greater and more consistent absorption of cyclosporine from the microemulsion formulation (Neoral; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Frimley, UK) when compared with that from the original form (Sandimmune; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Frimley, UK) results in greater systemic exposure. Lung transplant recipients cou...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Trull A,Steel L,Sharples L,Stewart S,Parameshwar J,McNeil K,Wallwork J

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxylation of midazolam (MDZ) is mediated almost exclusively by CYP3A isoforms. The authors describe a high-performance liquid chromatography assay involving MDZ, 1'-hydroxymidazolam, and 4-hydroxymidazolam in plasma. The compounds were eluted on an Ultrasphere ODS, 3-microm particle size, 7.5 cm x 4.6 mm reversed-...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Carrillo JA,Ramos SI,Agundez JA,Martinez C,Benitez J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many drugs, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has become widely available and accepted as an important component of clinical decision-making in the intensive care nursery setting. This review analyzes the potential factors that can either expand or restrict neonatal TDM. A case is made for the development of pharm...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Giacoia GP

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selection of an appropriate therapy and dosing regimen is a significant challenge in the treatment of cancer. Although there are recommended standardized chemotherapy protocols for some types of cancer, protocol changes that usually only occur after large clinical trials demonstrate improvements and individual pat...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Knezevic CE,Clarke W

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetics of intravenous and oral pulsed high-dose dexamethasone were studied in four patients with pemphigus vulgaris. Doses for dexamethasone were varied from 100 to 300 mg. Serum concentrations were measured by high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure with diode assay detection. Bioavailability was ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Tóth GG,Kloosterman C,Uges DR,Jonkman MF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lidocaine is widely used in antiarrhythmic therapy, and the need to monitor the drug concentration in the blood of patients receiving lidocaine is well established. We have developed a new assay for lidocaine designed for the routine clinical therapeutic drug monitoring laboratory. A 100-microliter aliquot of blood pl...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Gal J,Freedman MD,Kumar E,Freed CR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several reports of loss of efficacy or adverse effects have been described after generic substitution of antipsychotics. To date, studies comparing serum drug levels in patients switched to generic antipsychotics in a standard clinical setting are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate if switchin...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Italiano D,Bruno A,Santoro V,Lanza G,Muscatello MR,Zoccali R,Spina E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus is a narrow therapeutic index medication, which requires therapeutic drug monitoring to optimize dosing based on systemic exposure. MITRA microsampling offers a convenient, minimally invasive approach for the collection of capillary blood samples from a fingerprick versus conventional venous blood...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Undre N,Dawson I,Aluvihare V,Kamar N,Saliba F,Torpey N,Anaokar S,Kazeem G,Hussain I

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study develops a population pharmacokinetic model for lamotrigine (LTG) in Spanish and German patients diagnosed with epilepsy. LTG steady-state plasma concentration data from therapeutic drug monitoring were collected retrospectively from 600 patients, with a total of 1699 plasma drug concentrations. The data we...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Rivas N,Buelga DS,Elger CE,Santos-Borbujo J,Otero MJ,Domínguez-Gil A,García MJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of oxycodone have been determined after single-dose administration by the intravenous (4.6-7.3 mg), oral (tablets, 9.1 mg and syrup, 9.1 mg), and rectal (30 mg) routes, in 48 patients undergoing minor surgery. There were no significant differences in the mean elimination half-lives between the int...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Leow KP,Smith MT,Watt JA,Williams BE,Cramond T

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was designed to compare three assay techniques, the traditional bioassay (agar diffusion), and two more recent techniques, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA), for the determination of vancomycin concentrations in serum. One hundred clinical...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Ristuccia PA,Ristuccia AM,Bidanset JH,Cunha BA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolism of thiopurine drugs--azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, and 6-thioguanine--has provided a powerful pharmacogenetic model incorporating polymorphism of the enzyme thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) and the primary active metabolite, thioguanine nucleotide (TGN). However, a sense of uncertainty about the useful...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Duley JA,Florin TH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of two new immunosuppressants, tacrolimus and cyclosporin G (CsG), was evaluated in whole blood following incubation of patient specimens at ambient temperature or 4 degrees C for time periods of 2 (48 h) and 7 days (168 h) after collection. No decrease in CsG concentrations was noted over a 7-day period...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Annesley TM,Hunter BC,Fidler DR,Giacherio DA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00