Present and future trends in drug monitoring
Tillement, J.P.; Albengres, E.; Riani, P.; Bree, F.
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Therapy and Toxicology 23(Suppl 1): S68-S73
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0174-4879 PMID: 3842693 Document Number: 252768
The concept of drug monitoring is generally accepted for toxic drugs and for some particular pathological states. However its basis and its limits are still controversial. This paper outlines under which circumstances drug monitoring is of absolute necessity. This paper also deals with pharmacokinetics, i.e. the measurement of drug concentration as a tool in drug monitoring. Finally it tries to forecast future developments in this field using the analysis of receptors, found in blood cells, as probes of tissue receptors.