Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology

The Section Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology is concerned with strategies, methods and organisation of clinical-toxicological analytics. It organised 10 mini-symposia „Update Clinical Toxicology: Clinic and Laboratory“ at the Monastery of Banz, most recently in 2017.

Concept for the work of the new section:

Although the topics of TDM and toxicology already constitute a significant segment of the continuing education catalogue for clinical chemists and specialists in laboratory medicine, these topics have so far been relatively neglected within the DGKL. The division should provide a space for intensive cooperation, exchange and broadening of interest in these topics in the DGKL.

Currently important points include concepts and statements concerning

• Monitoring of antibiotic therapy
• Monitoring of psychotropic drugs
• Monitoring of cytostatic therapy
• Individualization of pharmacotherapy
• Ensuring comprehensive toxicological analysis
• Standardization of drug analysis