TY - JOUR
T1 - Therapeutic drug monitoring services at kyushu university hospital in Japan
AU - Ieiri, Ichiro
AU - Higuchi, Shun
AU - Nakao, Yasushi
AU - Yukawa, Eiji
AU - Ohtsubo, Kenji
AU - Yoshikawa, Manabu
AU - Aoyama, Toshinobu
PY - 1990/6
Y1 - 1990/6
N2 - Quantitative evaluation of the therapeutic drug monitoring services (TDMS) provided in Kyushu University Hospital from August 1981 to April 1989 was performed. Since 1982, the annual number of assay requests was about 4300–4400, but the annual number of clinical pharmacokinetic consultation services (CPCS) showed a tendency to increase. Antiepileptics were the drugs for which CPCS were most often performed (26.3 percent of the population given drugs for which TDMS was available); digoxin, lithium, and theophylline followed. Preparation of one consultation required 1.5–2.5 hours. Our TDMS team consists of eight members. In 1988, the average time per week spent for CPCS and TDMS was 8.2 and 11.3 hours per member, respectively. Thus, the number of pharmacists performing CPCS and TDMS was 1.2 and 1.7 full-time equivalents, respectively.
AB - Quantitative evaluation of the therapeutic drug monitoring services (TDMS) provided in Kyushu University Hospital from August 1981 to April 1989 was performed. Since 1982, the annual number of assay requests was about 4300–4400, but the annual number of clinical pharmacokinetic consultation services (CPCS) showed a tendency to increase. Antiepileptics were the drugs for which CPCS were most often performed (26.3 percent of the population given drugs for which TDMS was available); digoxin, lithium, and theophylline followed. Preparation of one consultation required 1.5–2.5 hours. Our TDMS team consists of eight members. In 1988, the average time per week spent for CPCS and TDMS was 8.2 and 11.3 hours per member, respectively. Thus, the number of pharmacists performing CPCS and TDMS was 1.2 and 1.7 full-time equivalents, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1177/106002809002400614
DO - 10.1177/106002809002400614
M3 - Article
C2 - 2360340
AN - SCOPUS:0025316129
SN - 1060-0280
VL - 24
SP - 629
EP - 632
JO - Annals of Pharmacotherapy
JF - Annals of Pharmacotherapy
IS - 6
ER -