Programme Introduction
About this programme
💊 Pharmacy Practice
✅ Regulatory & Clinical
📋 Case-Based Learning
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) is the practice of measuring drug concentrations in plasma or serum to keep a patient’s therapy within its defined therapeutic range — maximising benefit while limiting toxicity. It matters most for drugs with a narrow therapeutic index and wide inter-individual variability, such as digoxin, lithium, phenytoin, aminoglycosides and immunosuppressants.
For pharmacy and clinical teams, TDM sits at the intersection of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and laboratory medicine, turning a single blood level into an actionable dosing decision.
TerraLeap’s course builds this skill step by step — identifying which drugs warrant monitoring, timing sample collection correctly, interpreting a level against target ranges, and translating that interpretation into a safe, individualised dose adjustment.
Learners leave able to support a TDM-based dosing decision confidently as part of a clinical team.
Clinical and regulatory expertise — built for real pharmacy practice.
Programme Scope
What this programme covers
The course covers TDM from sample collection through interpretation to dose adjustment for narrow-therapeutic-index drugs.
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Therapeutic range concepts
What a target range means and why it differs across drugs and patients.
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Drugs requiring TDM
Digoxin, lithium, phenytoin, aminoglycosides and immunosuppressants, among others.
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Sample timing
Peak, trough and steady-state timing and why each matters for interpretation.
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Level interpretation
Reading a reported drug level against target values and patient context.
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Dose adjustment logic
Translating an out-of-range level into a safe, individualised dosing change.
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Patient variability factors
How renal/hepatic function, age and interacting drugs shift monitoring targets.
Learning Objectives
What you will achieve
The course is built around the practical decisions a pharmacist makes when a TDM report lands on their desk.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
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Identify drugs that require TDM based on therapeutic index and variability.
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Time sample collection correctly relative to dosing and steady state.
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Interpret a reported drug level against its accepted therapeutic range.
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Recommend a dose adjustment that reflects patient-specific factors.
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Recognise signs of toxicity associated with narrow-therapeutic-index drugs.
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Communicate monitoring recommendations clearly to the treating clinical team.
Target Audience
Who can enroll
This Therapeutic Drug Monitoring basics course is designed for pharmacy and clinical pharmacy teams who need to interpret drug levels and support dose-adjustment decisions for narrow-therapeutic-index medicines.
It also suits hospital-based clinical staff who work alongside physicians on individualised dosing for high-risk drugs.
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Pharm.D and B.Pharm students building clinical pharmacy skills.
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Hospital and clinical pharmacists supporting individualised dosing.
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Laboratory and pharmacokinetics staff who report and interpret drug levels.
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Clinical pharmacology trainees seeking hands-on TDM knowledge.
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Nursing and critical-care staff who want to understand monitoring decisions.
Programme Certification
Your certificate
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive a digital certificate recognising your achievement and the competencies you have acquired throughout the course.
Certificates for TerraLeap programmes are issued and signed by authorised TerraLeap representatives. For programmes delivered in collaboration with universities, institutions, or industry organisations, certificates are jointly issued and co-signed by authorised representatives of both TerraLeap and the respective partner.
Each certificate carries a unique Certificate ID and QR code to enable instant authenticity verification — making it easy to share with employers, licensing bodies, or professional networks as evidence of your learning.
Note on scope. TerraLeap certificates confirm successful completion of the respective programme and recognise your professional development and continuing education. They do not constitute a professional licence or regulatory authorisation unless explicitly stated in the programme description.
TERRALEAP
Certificate ID
TL-2026-AB7K3X9P
Official
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Certificate of Completion
Successfully Completed
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This is to certify that
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has successfully completed the prescribed course of study, demonstrating commitment, diligence, and proficiency in
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) Basics
and is hereby awarded this certificate by TerraLeap, recognising the candidate's mastery of the syllabus and successful evaluation.