Pharmacokinetics for optimizing the dose of Gentamicin in Neonates

ISBN-13: 9783848481361 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 72 str.

Khaled Alfaify; Ahmed Ali; Mohammad Farouq

Opis

Preterm birth is associated with several complications and serious infections including sepsis which has been reported among the most important causes of infant death in Saudi Arabia. Gentamicin is an essential drug for proven and suspected sepsis.The main Objective Of this work was done to optimize the use of gentamicin in neonates during the first week of life.And to identify the mosr factors infleuence in pharmacokinetic parametres in this diffeculte group of age.

O autorze

Alfaify, KhaledKhalid A Alfaify,a postgraduate student.department of pharmacology,faculty of medicine,king Abdul-Aziz university. He received a B.Sc.Pharm.from King Saud University,. After completing graduate work,Dr. Alfaify finished some courses in advanced PKPD and advanced techniques in pharmacokinetic data analysis,and also a researcher in TDM unit in KFRC.