With a Foreword by Charles E. Pippenger, PhDTherapeutic Drug Monitoring Data: Concise Guide is an easy-to-read source of information on intended use, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic range, and toxic concentrations, as well as bioavailability, disposition, metabolism, and excretion of commonly monitored therapeutic drugs.
The Guide, useful as an educational aid and for clinical scientists involved in therapeutic drug monitoring, also includes chapters on: New candidates for therapeutic drug monitoring such as protease inhibitors and new immunosuppressantsBasic issues of therapeutic drug monitoring such as pharmacokinetics, specimen handling, and common sources of interferences in immunoassaysDrug-herb interactionsReferences are provided for those needing more detailed information.