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. 2019 Mar;53(1):8–12. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v53i1.2

Table 2.

Dosage and blood level results for the patients

Gentamicin
n(%)
Amikacin
n(%)
Dosage
240 mg/day 38 (58.5) n/a
160 mg/day 10 (15.4 n/a
400 mg/day 7 (10.8) n/a
180 mg/day 5 (7.7) n/a
320 mg/day 2 (3.1) n/a
80 mg 8-hourly 2 (3.1) n/a
480 mg/day 4 (1.5) n/a
1000 mg/day n/a 30 (78.95)
500 mg 12-hourly n/a 5 (13.16)
750 mg/day n/a 2 (5.26)
1000 mg 12-hourly n/a 1 (2.63)
TDM results
<1 mg/L 13 (20.00) n/a
>1 mg/L 6 (9.23) n/a
<5 mg/L n/a 19 (50.00)
>5 mg/L n/a 3 (7.89)
No TDM done 46 (70.77) 16 (42.11)
TDM for eGFR< 60 mL/min/1.73m2
TDM done 2 (100) 1 (100)
TDM not done 0 1
TDM for eGFR> 60 mL/min/1.73m2
TDM done 17 (29.31) 21 (56.76)
TDM not done 41 (70.69) 16 (43.24)
TDM done where eGFR not tested
TDM done 0 0
TDM not done 5 (100) 0
Sampling times
0–1 hour before next dose 1 (5.26) 5 (22.73)
1–2 hours before next dose 6 (31.58) 5 (22.73)
> 2 hours before next dose 12 (63.16) 12 (54.54)
TDM = Therapeutic drug monitoring
n/a = Dosage range not applicable to specific drug