Comparative efficiency of a laboratory and examining room assay for therapeutic drug monitoring of theophylline in ambulatory patients

G Milavetz; L M Vaughan; M M Weinberger

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Comparative efficiency of a laboratory and examining room assay for therapeutic drug monitoring of theophylline in ambulatory patients

G Milavetz, L M Vaughan and M M Weinberger

Annals of allergy, Vol.62(5), pp.453-456

05/1989

PMID: 2719355

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Abstract

The total clinical personnel time for therapeutic drug monitoring of theophylline with a non-instrumented disposable examining room assay was 446 seconds. For a traditional assay, 1115 seconds of clinical personnel time was required to obtain the sample, send it to the laboratory, and subsequently act on the results. The corresponding costs for time, materials, and laboratory charges were +18.02 and +37.25, respectively.

Costs and Cost Analysis

Humans

Laboratories - economics

Monitoring, Physiologic

Reagent Kits, Diagnostic - economics

Theophylline - blood

Time Factors

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Title: Subtitle: Comparative efficiency of a laboratory and examining room assay for therapeutic drug monitoring of theophylline in ambulatory patients
Creators: G Milavetz - Division of Clinical/Hospital Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City
L M Vaughan
M M Weinberger
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Annals of allergy, Vol.62(5), pp.453-456
PMID: 2719355
ISSN: 0003-4738
Language: English
Date published: 05/1989
Academic Unit: Pharmacy; Pharmacy Practice and Science
Record Identifier: 9984365899902771

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