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NTI
Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs
Drug Name | Brand | TC/Ind | Therapeutic Range |
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Cyclosporine | Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune | Calcineurin inhibitor/immunosuppression, transplant, RA, lupus, colitis, refractory plaque psoriasis | ~100-400 (nephrotoxicity possible at any level) |
Ethosuximide | Zarontin | Succinimide anticonvulsant/absence (petit mal) seizures | 40-100 |
Levothyroxine | Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid, Unithroid | Thyroid product/Hypothyroidism, people in need of TSH suppression [thyroid cancer, goiter], myxedema coma or stupor | ~4-12 (High >13.1) |
Lithium | Lithobid | Antimanic agent/Bipolar disorder (mania) | ~0.6-1.2 (Toxic >1.5) |
Phenytoin | Dilantin | Hydantoin anticonvulsant/status epilepticus, anticonvulsant, neurosurgery prophylaxis | Total: 10-20 (Toxic >30, Lethal >100) Free: 1-2.5 |
Procainamide HCl | (No US brand) | Class Ia antiarrhythmic/Arrhythmias | 4-10 (Toxic >10-12) (NAPA: 15-25; Combined: 10-30) |
Theophylline | Theochron | (Itself-derivative)/Asthma exacerbations, COPD treatment | 5-15 |
Warfarin | Coumadin | Vit K antagonist/Prevent or treat thrombosis or embolism | N/A (normal PT [2-3x control] and INR [2-3 or 2.5-3.5]) |
Carbamazepine | Tegretol | Miscellaneous Anticonvulsant/Bipolar disorder, trigeminal neuralgia, epilepsy | 4-12 (Toxic >15) |
Digoxin | Lanoxin | Cardiac glycoside/Rate control in arrhythmias and HF | Adults: <0.5 HF: 0.5-0.8 (Toxic >2) |