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* Voriconazole Dose Modification Guideline to Optimize Therapeutic Levels in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies. ''Open Forum Infect Dis''. 2015;2(S1):810. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv133.527 10.1093/ofid/ofv133.527] |
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Revision as of 12:41, 3 August 2020
- Azole antifungal
- Indications include Alternaria, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Exophiala, Exserohilum, Fungal endocarditis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Rasamsonia
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Measure trough within 7 days of starting, and at regular intervals or following dose adjustment
- Target trough > 1 mg/L for prophylaxis and treatment
| Trough (mcg/mL) | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| 0.0 to 0.6 | Increase dose by 100 mg and recheck trough on day 5 of new regimen |
| 0.7 to 0.9 | Increase dose by 50 mg and recheck trough on day 5 of new regimen |
| 1.0 to 4.0 | At target, no dose adjustment needed |
| 4.1 to 5.5 | Decrease dose by 50 mg and recheck trough on day 5 of new regimen |
| 5.6 to 7.9 | Hold dose. Follow daily trough levels, then restart when trough is ≤2.5 at a dose decreased by 100 mg. Recheck trough on day 5 of new regimen. |
| ≥8.0 | Hold dose. Follow daily trough levels, then restart when trough is ≤2.5 at a dose decreased by 50%. Recheck trough level on day 5 of new regimen. |
Safety
- Elevated levels predict neurotoxicity, but not hepatotoxicity
Adverse Drug Reactions
- Visual
- Floaters etc that may improve with time
- Visual hallucinations
- Colour vision loss
- Photosensitivity
- Hepatotoxicity
- QTc prolongation
Further Reading
- Voriconazole Dose Modification Guideline to Optimize Therapeutic Levels in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015;2(S1):810. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofv133.527
References
- ^ Romeo-Gabriel Mihăilă. Voriconazole and the liver. World Journal of Hepatology. 2015;7(13):1828. doi:10.4254/wjh.v7.i14.1828.
- ^ Taotao Wang, Liyan Miao, Hua Shao, Xiaohua Wei, Miao Yan, Xiaocong Zuo, Jun Zhang, Xin Hai, Guangjun Fan, Wei Wang, Linlin Hu, Jian Zhou, Yichang Zhao, Yueliang Xie, Jingjing Wang, Sixun Guo, Liu Jin, Hao Li, Hui Liu, Quanfang Wang, Jiaojiao Chen, Sihan Li, Yalin Dong. Voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring and hepatotoxicity in critically ill patients: A nationwide multi-centre retrospective study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 2022;60(5-6):106692. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106692.
