Comparative efficiency of a laboratory and examining room assay for therapeutic drug monitoring of theophylline in ambulatory patients.
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.
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Division of Clinical/Hospital Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
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D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000191:economics*; D013806:Theophylline / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013806:Theophylline