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Therapeutic drug levels

Alternative Names:
Flecainide - serum; Digoxin - serum; Ethosuximide - serum; Disopyramide - serum; Digitoxin - serum; Lidocaine - serum; Kanamycin - serum; Gentamicin - serum; Imipramine - serum; Lithium - serum; Amikacin - serum; Acetaminophen - serum; Aminophylline - serum; TDM; Desipramine - serum; Chloramphenicol - serum; Amitriptyline - serum; Carbamazepine - serum; Methotrexate - serum; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Theophylline - serum; Tobramycin - serum; Valproic acid - serum; Quinidine - serum; Serum drug levels; Salicylate - serum; Propranolol - serum; Phenytoin - serum; Phenobarbital - serum; Procainamide - serum; Primidone - serum; Nortriptyline - serum

Normal Values:
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Following are some of the drugs that are commonly checked, and their therapeutic levels:

  • acetaminophen: varies with use
  • amikacin: 15 to 25 mcg/ml
  • aminophylline: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
  • amitriptyline: 120 to 150 ng/ml
  • carbamazepine: 5 to 12 mcg/ml
  • chloramphenicol: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
  • desipramine: 150 to 300 ng/ml
  • digitoxin: 15 to 20 ng/ml
  • digoxin: 0.8 to 2.0 ng/ml
  • disopyramide: 2 to 5 mcg/ml
  • ethosuximide: 40 to 100 mcg/ml
  • flecainide: 0.2 to 1.0 mcg/ml
  • gentamicin: 5 to 10 mcg/ml
  • imipramine: 150 to 300 ng/ml
  • kanamycin: 20 to 25 mcg/ml
  • lidocaine: 1.5 to 5.0 mcg/ml
  • lithium: 0.8 to 1.2 mEq/L
  • methotrexate: greater than 0.01 mcmol
  • nortriptyline: 50 to 150 ng/ml
  • phenobarbital: 10 to 30 mcg/ml
  • phenytoin: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
  • primidone: 5 to 12 mcg/ml
  • procainamide: 4 to 10 mcg/ml
  • propranolol: 50 to 100 ng/ml
  • quinidine: 2 to 5 mcg/ml
  • salicylate: 100 to 250 mcg/ml
  • theophylline: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
  • tobramycin: 5 to 10 mcg/ml
  • valproic acid: 50 to 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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