Open AccessIMPLEMENTATION OF THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING IN INDONESIA
Author(s) -
Aluwi Nirwana Sani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal ayurveda medistra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-5609
pISSN - 2656-3142
DOI - 10.51690/medistra-jurnal123.v3i2.44
Subject(s) - therapeutic drug monitoring , intensive care medicine , medicine , service (business) , drug , clinical practice , critically ill , medical emergency , medical physics , pharmacology , business , nursing , marketing
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) is the clinical pharma cy practice of measuring plasma level of drugs. This service is required to optimize the drug therapy in individual patient and should be considered an adjunct to physician’s clinical judgment in assessing the course and the effectiveness of treatment, especially in critically ill patients. Indonesia has not been developed this service. Therefore, this article discus the roles and function of a best practice TDM service and how can this service be implemented in Indonesia.