Tacrolimus therapeutic drug monitoring in Tunisian renal transplant recipients: Effect of post-transplantation period

• Published in: Transplant immunology Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 198 - 202
• Main Authors: Ben Fredj, N, Chaabane, A, Chadly, Z, Hammouda, M, Aloui, S, Boughattas, N.A, Skhiri, H, Aouam, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Allergy and Immunology; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Monitoring; Female; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Mycophenolic Acid - therapeutic use; Post-transplantation time; Postoperative Period; Prednisone - therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies; Tacrolimus; Tacrolimus - administration & dosage; Tacrolimus - therapeutic use; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Tunisia; Tunisia; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Tacrolimus; Post-transplantation time; Kidney transplantation

Abstract Background Most previous studies having focused on therapeutic drug monitoring of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients have assessed the clinical response of patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of post-transplant delay on tacrolimus dose, trough levels (C0)...