Therapeutic drug monitoring of phenytoin and valproic acid in critically ill patients at Windhoek Central Hospital, Namibia
Background: Phenytoin and valproic acid, anticonvulsants, have a low therapeutic index and are highly plasma protein bound, mainly to albumin. Hypoalbuminaemia is common in critically ill patients and increases the unbound drug concentration. Thus, monitoring unbound rather than total plasma drug co...
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Main Authors: | Bonifasius S. Singu (Author), Helen Morrison (Author), Lydia Irengeya (Author), Roger K. Verbeeck (Author) |
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