TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Drugs A1 - Nicoll, Diana A1 - Lu, Chuanyi Mark A2 - Nicoll, Diana A2 - Mark Lu, Chuanyi A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7e AB - The basic assumptions underlying therapeutic drug monitoring (see Table 4–1) are that drug metabolism varies from patient to patient and that the plasma level of a drug is more closely related to the drug’s therapeutic effect or toxicity than is the dosage. For certain drugs that are intended for long-term use (see Table 4–2), close monitoring with appropriate routine hematology and chemistry tests may be necessary to avoid or minimize drug-associated adverse events. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139363622 ER -