Jamil A
Pakistan
Research Article
Practice of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring with Multiple Regimes in Paediatrics
Author(s): Sarfaraz S, Jamil A, Yousuf M, Nisar A, Humayoun M and Tirmizi MSarfaraz S, Jamil A, Yousuf M, Nisar A, Humayoun M and Tirmizi M
Background: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) is a clinical practice, being done especially for monitoring drugs with narrow therapeutic index.
Objective: The aim of our study is to evaluate whether TDM is being practiced for anti-epileptic in paediatrics especially when a patient has undergone treatment with multiple regimes and also to check the awareness among laymen regarding dosing and quantity of medications and TDM.
Methodology: It is a descriptive cross sectional survey based study consisting of N=350 individuals out of which N=50 each doctors, nurses, Pharmacists=100 medical students and laymen each. This survey was conducted from different hospitals. The questionnaire contained 11 questions. The answers were recorded as open and close-ended.
Results and discussion: Our study sho.. View More»
