Cost evaluation of therapeutic drug monitoring of gentamicin at a teaching hospital in Malaysia

Ibrahim MI 1 , Abdelrahim HE 2 , Ab Rahman AF 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 College of Pharmacy, Qatar University . Doha ( Qatar ). mohamedizham@qu.edu.qa
  • 2 Health Promotion Department, & Khartoum Medicines Information Centre (KhMIC), General Directorate of Pharmacy, Ministry of Health. Khartoum ( Sudan ). hishamhag@yahoo.com
  • 3 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia . Pinang ( Malaysia ). abfatahmy@yahoo.com
Pharm Pract (Granada), 2014 Jan;12(1):372.
PMID: 24644520

Abstract

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) makes use of serum drug concentrations as an adjunct to decision-making. Preliminary data in our hospital showed that approximately one-fifth of all drugs monitored by TDM service were gentamicin.

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