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Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Know" series - Drug ... Purposes Only* #DrugLevels ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Carbamazepine Toxicity ... antiepileptic drug ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #SideEffects #Adverse ... #Pharmacology
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology
Serious Adverse Effects:
Hemolysis in patients with G6PD-deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy
Hepatitis
Pulmonary toxicity
Nephritis

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid #Toxicity
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology ... Serious Adverse ... Hepatitis Pulmonary toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug ... at anytime if toxicity ... duration #DrugLevels ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... antipsychotic drugs ... rare but serious adverse ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Pointes (TdP) Drugs ... Prolonged #QTc #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #prolongation