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‘Therapeutic decisions should never be based solely on the drug concentration in the blood.’

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Toseland, P., Berry, D.J., Williams, J. (1986). Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. In: Curry, A.S. (eds) Analytical Methods in Human Toxicology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07244-6_9

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