Clinical usefulness of therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole in a university hospital

• Published in: Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 298 - 302
• Main Authors: Cabral-Galeano, Evelyn, Ruiz-Camps, Isabel, Len-Abad, Oscar, Pou-Clavé, Leonor, Sordé-Masip, Roger, Meije-Castillo, Yolanda, Blanco-Grau, Albert, Barba-Suñol, Pere, Monforte-Torres, Victor, Román-Broto, Antonio, Pahissa-Berga, Albert, Gavaldà-Santapau, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spain Elsevier España, S.L.U 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Aspergillosis; Aspergillosis - prevention & control; Aspergilosis; Drug interaction; Drug Monitoring; Evaluación de la concentración plasmática; Female; Hospitals, University; Humans; Infectious Disease; Interacciones farmacológicas; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Tacrolimus; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Voriconazol; Voriconazole; Voriconazole - blood; Voriconazole - therapeutic use; Young Adult; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Evaluación de la concentración plasmática; Tacrolimus; Interacciones farmacológicas; Voriconazole; Aspergillosis; Voriconazol; Drug interaction; Aspergilosis

Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the clinical usefulness of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of voriconazole (VOR) in a university hospital. Methods A retrospective review was conducted on the clinical records of 52 patients treated with VOR and on whom TDM was performed. S...