新規抗てんかん薬血中濃度測定の内製化による効果

<p>For many of the novel antiepileptics, immunoassays, used for routine therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), cannot be used. We could monitor eight novel antiepileptics using an LC/MS method since July 2017. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significant changes associated with the transition from outsourcing to in-hospital monitoring of novel antiepileptics. The number of measurements of novel antiepileptics was significantly increased during the first (<i>p</i><0.01) and second (<i>p</i><0.001) years of in-hospital monitoring as compared to that one year prior to in-hospital monitoring which was outsourced. The proportion of measurements of novel antiepileptics to all antiepileptics was 19.7%, 31.1%, and 38.4% during outsourcing, and first, and second years of in-hospital monitoring, respectively. The measurement cost was significantly reduced during the first (<i>p</i><0.001) and second (<i>p</i><0.001) years of in-hospital monitoring as compared to that during outsourcing. In addition, the revenue from TDM of antiepileptic drugs was significantly increased during the first (<i>p</i><0.05) and second (<i>p</i><0.01) years of in-hospital monitoring as compared with that during outsourcing. In conclusion, the switch from outsourcing to in-hospital monitoring led to an increase in the number of orders, a reduction in the measurement-related expenses of novel antiepileptics, and an increase in the revenue from TDM of antiepileptic drugs, which could promote the proper use of novel antiepileptics through TDM.</p>