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| Chapter : | ch40. Unit Conversions | Section : | Unit Conversions | | Conversion of Conventional to SI Units: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring | | Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Institute for Algorithmic Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. All rights reserved. |
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Overview :
Measurement of drug concentrations performed on serum or
plasma can be converted between conventional (US) and SI units if the conversion
factors are known.
Specimen:
plasma or serum
|
Generic Drug |
Trade Name |
Conventional Units |
Factor
for Conversion |
SIU Units |
|
acetaminophen |
Tylenol |
µg/mL |
6.62 |
µmol/L |
|
amikacin |
|
µg/mL |
1.71 |
µmol/L |
|
amitriptyline |
|
ng/mL |
3.61 |
nmol/L |
|
amobarbital |
|
µg/mL |
4.42 |
µmol/L |
|
amphetamine |
|
µg/mL |
7.4 |
µmol/L |
|
bromide |
|
µg/mL |
0.0125 |
mmol/L |
|
caffeine |
|
µg/mL |
5.15 |
µmol/L |
|
carbamazepine |
Tegretol |
µg/mL |
4.23 |
µmol/L |
|
carbenicillin |
|
µg/mL |
2.64 |
µmol/L |
|
chloral
hydrate |
|
µg/mL |
6.69 |
µmol/L |
|
chloramphenicol |
|
µg/mL |
3.09 |
µmol/L |
|
chlordiazepoxide |
Librium |
ng/mL |
0.00334 |
µmol/L |
|
chlorpromazine |
Thorazine |
ng/mL |
3.14 |
nmol/L |
|
chlorpropamide |
Diabinese |
µg/mL |
3.61 |
µmol/L |
|
cimetidine |
Tagamet |
µg/mL |
3.96 |
µmol/L |
|
clonazepam |
Clonopin |
ng/mL |
3.17 |
nmol/L |
|
clonidine |
Catapres |
ng/mL |
4.35 |
nmol/L |
|
cocaine |
|
ng/mL |
3.3 |
nmol/L |
|
codeine |
|
ng/mL |
3.34 |
nmol/L |
|
desipramine |
Norpramin |
ng/mL |
3.75 |
nmol/L |
|
diazepam |
Valium |
ng/mL |
0.0035 |
nmol/L |
|
digitoxin |
|
ng/mL |
1.31 |
nmol/L |
|
digoxin |
|
ng/mL |
1.28 |
nmol/L |
|
disulfiram |
|
µg/mL |
3.37 |
µmol/L |
|
doxepin |
Sinequan |
ng/mL |
3.58 |
nmol/L |
|
ethanol |
|
mg/dL |
0.217 |
mmol/L |
|
ethchlorvynol |
Placidyl |
µg/mL |
6.92 |
µmol/L |
|
ethosuximide |
Zarontin |
µg/mL |
7.08 |
µmol/L |
|
gentamicin |
|
µg/mL |
2.09 |
µmol/L |
|
glutethimide |
Doriden |
µg/mL |
4.6 |
µmol/L |
|
haloperidol |
Haldol |
ng/mL |
2.66 |
nmol/L |
|
hydromorphone |
Dilaudid |
ng/mL |
4.85 |
nmol/L |
|
ibuprofen |
|
µg/mL |
4.85 |
µmol/L |
|
imipramine |
Tofranil |
ng/mL |
3.57 |
nmol/L |
|
isoniazid |
|
µg/mL |
7.29 |
µmol/L |
|
kanamycin |
Kantrex |
µg/mL |
2.06 |
µmol/L |
|
lidocaine |
Xylocaine |
µg/mL |
4.27 |
µmol/L |
|
lithium |
|
mEq/L |
1 |
mmol/L |
|
lorazepam |
|
ng/mL |
3.11 |
nmol/L |
|
LSD |
|
µg/mL |
3.09 |
µmol/L |
|
meperidine |
Demerol |
ng/mL |
4.04 |
nmol/L |
|
meprobamate |
|
mg/L |
4.58 |
µmol/L |
|
methadone |
|
ng/mL |
0.00323 |
µmol/L |
|
methaqualone |
Quaalude |
µg/mL |
4 |
µmol/L |
|
methotrexate |
|
ng/mL |
2.2 |
nmol/L |
|
methsuximide |
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