Table 5.
Clinical situation | |
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● | Suspected treatment failure |
● | Suspected suboptimal dosing - for example, due to interaction with other drugs such as phenytoin, in children or in cerebral infections Change in the administration of the drug from intravenous to oral routea |
● | Suspected suboptimal absorption |
● | Suspected non-compliance |
● | Suspected neurologic toxicity possibly related to overdosing |
● | Suspected other toxicity possibly related to overdosing |
aAs long as the patient is critical, intravenous therapy is preferred in order to avoid problems with absorption.