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Therapeutic drug level are laboratory tests to look for the presence and the amount of
specific drugs in the blood.
Monitoring the amount of the drug found in your blood allows your health care
provider to make sure the drug levels are within an effective range.
Drug level testing is especially important in people taking drugs such as:
Testing may also be done to determine how well your body breaks down the drug (
metabolism), or how it interacts with other necessary drugs.
Normal Results
Following are some of the drugs that are commonly checked, followed by the normal
target levels:
Note:
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your
doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
Risks
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the
body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult
than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Excessive bleeding
Fainting or feeling light-headed
Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)