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| Therapeutic Drug Monitoring |
The science of therapeutic drug monitoring is a vital tool for physicians and nurses. The practice specializes in measuring the levels of medications in the blood and is a very important tool for people who are on multiple medications. The goal of this specialty is to protect patients from overdoses or underdoses of these medications. Because the therapeutic range for many drugs is so narrow, they can easily be overdosed or underdosed without the proper monitoring.
While many types of drugs can be monitored, most drugs that are monitored have a short half-life, which means they will have a higher concentration in the blood than is expected. With this, Therapeutic drug monitoring helps doctors determine whether patients are abiding by their medications and if other problems may be interfering with their treatment. The process is not foolproof, however. It also requires a substantial amount of time to measure drug levels.
In addition to the drug itself, the drug concentration is also affected by certain life events. These events include pregnancies and temporary illnesses, as well as surgeries and physical stress. These events can change the therapeutic level of a drug. For example, an individual could be diagnosed with a chronic condition, such as kidney disease, which will require ongoing monitoring. Additionally, a person may have a condition that affects the body's ability to process a drug.
Recently, Medtech Company Boditech Med has acquired the export license for AFIAS products for TDM, AFIAS Free Anti-Infliximab and AFIAS Free Anti-Trastuzumab. These two products are used to monitor Anti-drug antibody (ADA) which can inhibit the performance of therapeutic antibody drugs. TDM is majorly used for measuring the concentration of drugs in the body after treatment and the concentration of ADA for the monitoring of efficacy.
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