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Therapeutic Drug Levels
Alternate Names : Acetaminophen - Serum, Amikacin - Serum, Aminophylline - Serum, Amitriptyline - Serum, Carbamazepine - Serum, Chloramphenicol - Serum, Desipramine - Serum, Digitoxin - Serum, Digoxin - Serum, Disopyramide - Serum, Ethosuximide - Serum, Flecainide - Serum, Gentamicin - Serum, Imipramine - Serum, Kanamycin - Serum, Lidocaine - Serum, Lithium - Serum, Methotrexate - Serum, Nortriptyline - Serum, Phenobarbital - Serum, Phenytoin - Serum, Primidone - Serum, Procainamide - Serum, Propranolol - Serum, Quinidine - Serum, Salicylate - Serum, Serum Drug Levels, TDM, Theophylline - Serum, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Tobramycin - Serum, Valproic Acid - Serum
What do Abnormal Results Mean?
Following are some of the drugs that are commonly checked, and their toxic levels:- acetaminophen: greater than 250 mcg/ml
- amikacin: greater than 25 mcg/ml
- aminophylline: greater than 20 mcg/ml
- amitriptyline: greater than 500 ng/ml
- carbamazepine: greater than 12 mcg/ml
- chloramphenicol: greater than 25 mcg/ml
- desipramine: greater than 500 ng/ml
- digitoxin: greater than 25 ng/ml
- digoxin: greater than 2.4 ng/ml
- disopyramide: greater than 5 mcg/ml
- ethosuximide: greater than 100 mcg/ml
- flecainide: greater than 1.0 mcg/ml
- gentamicin: greater than 12 mcg/ml
- imipramine: greater than 500 ng/ml
- kanamycin: greater than 35 mcg/ml
- lidocaine: greater than 5 mcg/ml
- lithium: greater than 2.0 mEq/L
- methotrexate: greater than 10 mcmol over 24-hours
- nortriptyline: greater than 500 ng/ml
- phenobarbital: greater than 40 mcg/ml
- phenytoin: greater than 30 mcg/ml
- primidone: greater than 15 mcg/ml
- procainamide: greater than 16 mcg/ml
- propranolol: greater than 150 ng/ml
- quinidine: greater than 10 mcg/ml
- salicylate: greater than 300 mcg/ml
- theophylline: greater than 20 mcg/ml
- tobramycin: greater than 12 mcg/ml
- valproic acid: greater than 100 mcg/ml
Note:- mcg/ml = microgram per milliliter
- ng/ml = nanogram per milliliter
- mEq/L = milliequivalents per liter
- mcmol = micromole
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
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Review Date : 11/3/2003
Reviewed By : Sherry Woodhouse, M.D., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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