Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - Pharmacology Department

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - Pharmacology Department

The quantification of several drugs (antiretrovirals, antivirals, antibiotics, antipsychotics, xanthines, purines) in blood and other biological fluids is provided by our team which represents an important tool for patient’s therapy monitoring and research projects support.
Contact
Tel.: +351 218 803 038
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Publications
Pereira SA, Caixas U, Branco T, Germano I, Lampreia F, Papoila AL, Monteiro EC (2008): Efavirenz Concentrations in HIV-Infected Patients with and without viral hepatitis, Br. J. Clin Pharmacol., 66 (4:551-5)
Pereira SA, Branco T, Caixas U, Côrte-Real R, Germano I, Lampreia F, Monteiro EC (2008): Intra-individual variability in efavirenz plasma concentrations supports therapeutic drug monitoring based on quarterly sampling in the first year of therapy , Therapeutic Drug Monitoring., 30(1): 60-66.
Pereira SA, Branco T, Côrte-Real R, Germano I, Lampreia F, Caixas U, Monteiro EC (2006): Long-term and concentration-dependent beneficial effect of efavirenz on HDL-cholesterol in HIV-infected patients, Br. J. Clin Pharmacol., 61 (5): 601-604.