LITERATURE OF MEDICINE
Reviews and Notes: ABC of Monitoring Drug Therapy
15 July 1994 | Volume 121 Issue 2 | Page 156
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ABC of Monitoring Drug Therapy
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J. K. Aronson, M. Hardman, and D. J. M. Reynolds; eds. 38 pages. London: British Medical Journal; 1993. Distributed in North America by the American College of Physicians (ACP). $13.00 (ACP member); $16.00 (nonmember).
Ten chapters based on articles published in the British Medical Journal. Three address general methodologic principles: checking on patient compliance, measuring plasma concentrations, and using those measurements. Six consider the monitoring of specific drugs and drug groups: aminoglycosides, cyclosporine, digoxin, lithium, phenytoin, and theophylline. The opening chapter discusses the "why" of monitoring. Generous use of summary lists, figures, and illustrative case histories.
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