Table 2.
Examples of a number of pharmacological analyses where monitoring is indicated as a guide to treatment
| Blood test | NPU code | 1999–2001 | 2002–2004 | 2005–2007 | Total blood tests | Patients in total* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clozapine | 04114 | 3660 | 5535 | 20,004 | 29,199 | 10,437 |
| Lamotrigine | 08732 | 8607 | 13,075 | 17,143 | 38,825 | 8075 |
| Valproate | 03735 | 12,147 | 12,904 | 13,577 | 38,628 | 7018 |
| 14378 | ||||||
| Nortriptyline | 02923 | 3385 | 4954 | 4925 | 13,264 | 3817 |
| Lithium | 02613 | 20,318 | 20,867 | 20,420 | 61,605 | 4189 |
| Paracetamol | 03024 | 4005 | 6002 | 5584 | 15,591 | 9290 |
| 16789 | ||||||
| 18232 | ||||||
| Salicylate | 03383 | 3290 | 4339 | 4258 | 11,887 | 6587 |
| Gentamicin | 02164 | 2164 | 6609 | 8645 | 17,418 | 6581 |
| 19779 | ||||||
| Vancomycin | 19929 | 203 | 1090 | 2552 | 3845 | 529 |
| Methotrexate | 02739 | 3244 | 3287 | 3556 | 10,087 | 736 |
| Cyclosporine | 01592 | 17,116 | 14,938 | 16,532 | 48,586 | 2995 |
| 03990 | ||||||
| 19725 | ||||||
| 19726 | ||||||
| Digoxin | 01886 | 43,914 | 32,255 | 29,061 | 105,230 | 26,920 |
| INR | 01685 | 720,035 | 922,822 | 983,899 | 2,626,756 | 300,527 |
| Total | – | 842,088 | 1,048,677 | 1,130,156 | 3,020,921 |
Notes:
*
The numbers are computed as the sum of all blood tests in each period. In this table, a person can have one or more blood test results in each period.