Posaconazole

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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

  • Measure trough 7 days after starting or adjusting dose, or adjusting interacting medications, or concerns of poor adherence or absorption
  • For prophylaxis, target trough >0.7 mg/L, or random level 0.35 mg/L 48 h after starting therapy
  • For treatment, target trough >1 mg/L

Clinical Breakpoints

Species ECV (μg/mL) Breakpoints (μg/mL) Breakpoints (mm)
S SDD I R S SDD I R
Candida albicans 0.06 ≤0.06 ≥0.12
Candida dubliniensis
Candida glabrata 2
Candida guilliermondii 0.5
Candida kefyr 0.25
Candida krusei 0.5
Candida lusitaniae 0.12
Candida parapsilosis 0.25 ≤0.06 ≥0.12
Candida tropicalis 0.12 ≤0.06 ≥0.12
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus gattii