Do you measure drug levels (particularly hydroxychloroquine or mycophenolate) in your lupus patients?

Topics: Rheumatology • Systemic lupus erythematosus • Mycophenolate Mofetil • Hydroxychloroquine • Dermatology • ACR 2021

Several speakers at ACR 2021 commented on the important role of drug levels in the management of these patients and cautioned against adding medications for presumed therapeutic failure prior to establishing evidence that patients are adherent to their medication regimen.

Answer from: at Community Practice

Hydroxychloroquine levels: I absolutely measure hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drug levels in my patients regularly. As I have mentioned in other answers here and in The Rheumatologist, measuring drug levels has transformed my clinic into a clinic where most of my SLE patients are in remission or have low...

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at Riverside Medical Group
Would you lower the dose if the level is slightly ...

at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
@Ahmed Abdelkader: I do. The Johns Hopkins Lupus C...

at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
I order mycophenolic levels to ensure of adherence...

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