DRUG THERAPY MONITORING

BY
ANOOP N TANDUR
IV PHARM D
 Objectives
• Definitions
• Monitoring Drug Therapy through
Medication Chart Review
Clinical Review
Patient Interventions
 Defination
• TDM is a process of monitoring drugs given to
patients, by measuring the drug concentration
in patient's body fluids and analyzing other
vital parameters
 Drug therapy monitoring
• On the health care team, the pharmacist is the key
member who provides ongoing drug therapy
monitoring
• Pharmacists have the skills and knowledge to
perform and embrace this role
• Drug therapy monitoring is an ongoing process in
which pharmacists actively review patients’ records,
identify and resolve drug therapy problems such as
adverse drug events (ADEs), and communicate with
prescribers when problems occur
 Purpose of Drug therapy monitoring

• The prime purpose of DTR is effective safe and

economical therapy for all patients
• By undertaking DTR a clinical pharmacist is
able to identify
(a) Patients who are in need of counselling
(b) Patients who require special attention
(c) Patients with the risk of medication error