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Interpreting hydroxychloroquine blood levels for medication non-adherence: a pharmacokinetic study.

Stephen J BalevicKai SunJennifer L RogersAmanda M EudyRebecca Eli SadunMithu MaheswaranathanJayanth DossLisa Criscione-SchreiberTyler O'MalleyMegan E B ClowseDaniel Weiner
Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2024)
We propose an algorithm to optimally interpret HCQ blood levels and approximate the number of missed doses, incorporating the impact of dosage, dose timing and pharmacokinetic variability. No single cut-off has adequate combinations of both sensitivity and specificity, and cut-offs are dependent on the degree of targeted non-adherence. Future studies should measure trough concentrations to better identify target HCQ levels for non-adherence and efficacy.
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