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Following are some of the drugs that are commonly checked, and their therapeutic levels:
- acetaminophen: varies with use
- amikacin: 15 to 25 mcg/ml
- aminophylline: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
- amitriptyline: 120 to 150 ng/ml
- carbamazepine: 5 to 12 mcg/ml
- chloramphenicol: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
- desipramine: 150 to 300 ng/ml
- digitoxin: 15 to 20 ng/ml
- digoxin: 0.8 to 2.0 ng/ml
- disopyramide: 2 to 5 mcg/ml
- ethosuximide: 40 to 100 mcg/ml
- flecainide: 0.2 to 1.0 mcg/ml
- gentamicin: 5 to 10 mcg/ml
- imipramine: 150 to 300 ng/ml
- kanamycin: 20 to 25 mcg/ml
- lidocaine: 1.5 to 5.0 mcg/ml
- lithium: 0.8 to 1.2 mEq/L
- methotrexate: greater than 0.01 mcmol
- nortriptyline: 50 to 150 ng/ml
- phenobarbital: 10 to 30 mcg/ml
- phenytoin: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
- primidone: 5 to 12 mcg/ml
- procainamide: 4 to 10 mcg/ml
- propranolol: 50 to 100 ng/ml
- quinidine: 2 to 5 mcg/ml
- salicylate: 100 to 250 mcg/ml
- theophylline: 10 to 20 mcg/ml
- tobramycin: 5 to 10 mcg/ml
- valproic acid: 50 to 100 mcg/ml
Note:- mcg/ml = microgram per milliliter
- ng/ml = nanogram per milliliter
- mEq/L = milliequivalents per liter
- mcmol = micromole
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