External Quality Assessment of Clozapine for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Guangdong Province
- VernacularTitle:广东省氯氮平治疗药物监测室间质评实施的研究
- Author:
Yongshuang GAO
;
Jiaxuan ZHANG
;
Xiaojia NI
;
Wei GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Clozapine;
Therapeutic drug monitoring;
Quality control;
External quality assessment
- From:
China Pharmacist
2016;19(9):1791-1793
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To implement the external quality assessment ( EQA) of clozapine for therapeutic drug monitoring ( TDM) among psychiatric hospitals in Guangdong. Methods:The parameters of HPLC used by the hospitals were understood through question-naires. The EQA of clozapine for TDM was implemented by distributing the quality control serum. Results:The qualified rate of cloza-pine in the quality control serum at low, medium and high concentrations for TDM was 66. 67%, 66. 67% and 83. 33%, respectively. Conclusion:It is necessary to implement EQA of clozapine for TDM in Guangdong.
