Quality Assessment of Dried Blood Spots from Patients With Tuberculosis from 4 Countries.

abstract：:The authors report the use of high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) for the quantification of indomethacin (IND) in plasma with microscale sample preparation. Plasma samples (100 microL) and mefanamic acid (internal standard [IS]), buffered to pH 3.5, were prepar...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Taylor PJ,Jones CE,Dodds HM,Hogan NS,Johnson AG

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of a radioimmunoassay (RIA) for the monitoring of cyclosporine (CSA) that utilizes a monoclonal antibody specific for the parent compound is described. The assay exhibited good analytical recovery (greater than 95%), precision (coefficient of variation less than 10%), and linearity in plasma and whole b...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Copeland KR,Yatscoff RW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report preliminary findings on the potential contribution of CYP2C19 isoenzyme to the human metabolism of N-desmethylclobazam (N-CLB), the main active metabolite of clobazam (CLB), a benzodiazepine frequently used as add-on therapy in patients with refractory epilepsy. Two children on CLB treatment showing...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Contin M,Sangiorgi S,Riva R,Parmeggiani A,Albani F,Baruzzi A

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of alternative strategies to the traditional pre-dose/trough (C0) blood sampling for cyclosporine (CsA) therapeutic drug monitoring has the potential to revolutionize analytical practices which have, in many centers, been established for some 20 years. While the C0 sample has previously been recommended, curre...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Morris RG,Russ GR,Cervelli MJ,Juneja R,McDonald SP,Mathew TH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Drug of abuse consumption throughout pregnancy is a serious public health problem and an important economic cost to the health system. The aim of this work was to compare maternal interview and hair analysis to determine drug consumption throughout pregnancy and to study relations among maternal i...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Lendoiro E,González-Colmenero E,Concheiro-Guisán A,de Castro A,Cruz A,López-Rivadulla M,Concheiro M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight subjects were studied in a randomized crossover design to determine the effect of aluminum-magnesium hydroxide (AMH), calcium carbonate (CC), and aluminum hydroxide-magnesium trisilicate (AHMT) on the bioavailability of a single, 600-mg dose of phenytoin administered orally. Each subject received phenytoin alone...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Carter BL,Garnett WR,Pellock JM,Stratton MA,Howell JR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minority of athletes continues to use prohibited drugs in sports to enhance performance. Athletes discovered using these drugs can be subject to severe penalties, often resulting in media and public scrutiny, especially at major events such as the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set out ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Kazlauskas R,Trout G

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solithromycin is a fourth-generation macrolide antibiotic with potential efficacy in pediatric community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. Pharmacokinetic (PK) studies of solithromycin in pediatric subjects are limited, therefore application of minimally invasive drug sampling techniques, such as dried blood spo...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Beechinor RJ,Cohen-Wolkowiez M,Jasion T,Hornik CP,Lang JE,Hernandez R,Gonzalez D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since therapeutic drug monitoring is rapidly becoming a widely used tool in clinical medicine, we prospectively assessed 390 serum drug assays over a 4-week period to determine the appropriateness of serum sample collection. The results of appropriately collected samples were used to evaluate the ability of the physic...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Bussey HI,Hoffman EW

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a pediatric patient on azathioprine therapy with previously undiagnosed homozygote thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) deficiency, resulting in myelotoxic thiopurine metabolite levels. The patient was successfully treated with a very low azathioprine dose of 50 mg once a week (4% of standard ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： van Moorsel SA,Bevers N,Meurs M,van Rossum LK,Hooymans PM,Wong DR

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Designer drugs of the methylenedioxyphenylalkylamine type are increasingly abused. Studies on their metabolism in humans are necessary to develop a reliable gas chromatography--mass spectrometry (GC-MS) screening procedure. Such a method must allow their detection in urine for drug testing in clinical and forensic tox...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Maurer HH

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three automated immunoassays for digoxin in serum were evaluated--Abbott TDxII, Baxter Stratus, and Behring OPUS. The accuracy and precision of the assays were assessed by weighed-in controls and an external quality control program. Coefficients of variation of all methods in serum were < or = 10% at weighed-in concen...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Dodds HM,Norris RL,Johnson AG,Pond SM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, the authors studied the effect of thioridazine (TDZ) on the pharmacokinetic profile of quetiapine (QTP) in Taiwanese patients with schizophrenia. METHODS:Sixteen subjects with schizophrenia were recruited for this study. The authors pretreated 8 patients with TDZ 50 mg daily continuously give...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Chang SC,Lu ML,Wang YC,Lin FW,Huang SH,Kuo PH,Ho HO,Wu TH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stabilized therapeutic drug monitoring procedure incorporating the novel Empore solid-phase extraction membrane (SPEM) for isolation of the antiarrhythmic drugs mexiletine (MEX) and flecainide (FLEC) from serum is described. Routinely, serum (0.5 ml), adjusted to pH 4.5, is passed through an octyl (C8) SPEM to extra...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Lensmeyer GL,Wiebe DA,Doran TC

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, significant developments have occurred on the key issues involved in oral fluid drug testing. New pharmacokinetic studies have been conducted, optimal cutoffs have been proposed, and new studies have examined the correlation between oral fluid drug concentrations and impairment. Recent studies (...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Pil K,Verstraete A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Racemic methadone is increasingly used to manage cancer pain. The authors studied 13 terminally ill patients with cancer pain, who underwent switching (rotation) from morphine to methadone. The relationship between initial morphine dose and final methadone dose, the pharmacokinetics of R- and S- methadone, and the deg...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Auret K,Roger Goucke C,Ilett KF,Page-Sharp M,Boyd F,Oh TE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the determination of methotrexate (MTX) in biological fluids is described. The assay is rapid, the time required for analysis is less than 30 min, and it is sensitive, up to 0.01 microgram/ml, which is three times below the toxic MTX concentration. Fift...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Najjar TA,Matar KM,Alfawaz IM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ofloxacin taken for 8 days (200 mg twice daily) on the pharmacokinetics of a single intravenous dose of theophylline (4.3 mg/kg over 15 min) was studied in a crossover procedure among seven healthy male volunteers. Theophylline concentrations were measured serially for 10 h by the immunofluorescence pola...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Al-Turk WA,Shaheen OM,Othman S,Khalaf RM,Awidi AS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have reported that the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 plays an important role in the fluvoxamine metabolism. However, some other studies have reported that the CYP2D6 genotype has no major impact on the fluvoxamine concentration. This study investigated the dose-dependent effect of CYP2D6-variant alleles on...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Watanabe J,Suzuki Y,Fukui N,Sugai T,Ono S,Inoue Y,Someya T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic opioid use and polypharmacy are commonly seen in chronic pain patients presenting for spine procedures. Substance abuse and misuse have also been reported in this patient population. Negative perioperative effects have been found in patients exposed to chronic opioid, alcohol, and recreational substa...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Clavijo CF,Oliva AM,Dingmann C,Kaizer A,Christians U,Burger E,Patel V,Kleck CJ,Vogel SA,Scott BK,Janik DJ,Jameson LC,Ginde AA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amprenavir is an HIV-1 protease inhibitor with high protein binding (90%) in human plasma. This study was designed to develop an assay to measure the concentration of unbound amprenavir, to study variation with time in patients, and to investigate whether ritonavir and lopinavir, other protease inhibitors that could b...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Barrail A,Le Tiec C,Paci-Bonaventure S,Furlan V,Vincent I,Taburet AM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of its superior sensitivity and specificity, multianalyte high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry has become the gold standard in clinical toxicology. Although several qualitative and quantitative liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry assays ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Klepacki J,Davari B,Boulet M,Lizarraga R,Christians U

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the principle that vancomycin therapy requires sustained therapeutic concentrations while avoiding high peaks, some authors reported that optimal vancomycin levels could be ensured by measuring trough levels alone (Cmin). The aim of this work was to assess the performance of a one-compartment Bayesian forecas...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Andrés I,López R,Pou L,Piñol F,Pascual C

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posaconazole is an azole antifungal agent with a broad spectrum of activity and a manageable side-effect profile. Although the pharmacokinetics of posaconazole have been described in healthy volunteers who received the drug by means of a nasogastric tube or with nutritional supplements, the pharmacokinetics ...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Ray J,Campbell L,Rudham S,Nguyen Q,Marriott D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and sensitive method is presented for the determination of gold in various biological matrices by flameless atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The effects of the biological media on the atomic absorption of gold and the application of some of the important fundamental principles in relation to the measure...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Sharma RP

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a semiautomated fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) for determination of parent cyclosporin (CsA) has been developed for the Abbott AxSYM system. The new CsA assay measures the drug from an extracted whole blood specimen. The authors report here the evaluation of this new assay and the comparison wi...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Sabaté I,Ginard M,González JM,Baró E,Acebes G,Cuadros J,Lirón FJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:To develop a new method for quantifying fluoconazole in human plasma and to compare the bioavailability of two fluconazole capsule formulations, an open, randomized, two-period crossover study with a one-week washout interval was conducted in 24 healthy volunteers. Plasma samples were obtained up to 168 hours after dr...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Moraes LA,Lerner FE,Moraes ME,Moraes MO,Corso G,De Nucci G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bayesian estimation (BE) of pharmacokinetic parameters enables the clinician to adjust the dosage of high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) to correct the inter- and intraindividual variation of concentrations that are responsible for severe toxicity. In this study of 672 HDMTX infusions, we validated an approach that consist...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Pignon T,Lacarelle B,Duffaud F,Guillet P,Catalin J,Durand A,Favre R

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred dose of netilmicin was determined in each of 39 patients with severe gram-negative sepsis treated at two centres. The dose was based upon the attainment of recommended serum concentrations. Patient age varied from 18 to 87 years (mean 58), estimated creatinine clearance from 20 to 150 ml/min (mean 71), a...

journal_title：Therapeutic drug monitoring

authors： Batra HK,Mawer GE,Ganguli LA,Keaney MG,Noone P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00