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

For lithium, target
Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Monitoring
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Known to Prolong QTc ... , venlafaxine Antibiotics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology # ... table
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Monitoring #Timing
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
QTc >500ms is ... Risperidone • Antibiotics ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #prolongation