The Role of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Pharmacogenetic Testing in the Management of HIV Infection: A Review
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Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is defined as the clinical laboratory measurement of the levels of drugs in plasma, serum or blood of patients that, with appropriate medical interpretation, will directly influence drug prescribing procedures [1]. TDM is also referred to as the individualization of drug dosage by maintaining plasma or blood drug concentrations within a targeted therapeutic range or window [2].
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