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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Point-of-Care Technologies: Opportunities and Current Challenges

Carrara, Sandro  
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Widmer, Nicolas
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Rodino, Francesca  
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September 24, 2025
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Background: This review re-evaluates therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) by comparing the current analytical and subsequent clinical interpretation capabilities of hospital or community medical laboratories with the emerging potential of point-of-care (POC) devices, which could become increasingly utilized in hospital wards, day-hospital units, and outpatient clinic settings. Methods: A narrative review was conducted to identify publications that best illustrate the current trends in the development of POC TDM. Results: The latest scientific and technical literature indicates that POC devices for determining drug concentrations in clinical samples are approaching the market. Several technologies are now available to develop portable sensors capable of rapidly returning concentration measurements. Interfacing these methods with artificial intelligence-based pattern recognition may enhance the identification and quantification of drugs. However, once the drug concentration is accurately measured using a portable device, dosage adjustments require consideration of the drug's pharmacokinetics and the patient's characteristics. This is accounted for in the mathematical approaches underlying model-informed precision dosing, which consider inter- and intra-individual variability and provide recommendations for treatment adjustments. These complexities necessitate the use of digital technologies, including graphical interfaces, machine learning approaches, and secure connectivity, to enhance the application of TDM in clinical practice. Conclusions: Promising emerging technologies have considerable potential to expand TDM to cover a wide range of drugs, making precision medicine accessible to many patients.

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research article
DOI
10.1097/ftd.0000000000001384
Author(s)
Carrara, Sandro  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Widmer, Nicolas
Rodino, Francesca  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Du, Lin  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Briki, Myriam  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Decosterd, Laurent A.
Marzolini, Catia
Buclin, Thierry
Thoma, Yann
Guidi, Monia
Date Issued

2025-09-24

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published in
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Subjects

point-of-care systems

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bedside technology

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pharmacokinetics

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machine learning

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model-informed precision dosing (Ther Drug Monit 2025;00:1-12)

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SCI-STI-SC  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

200021_207900/1

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September 29, 2025
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