Measurement of drug concentrations performed on serum or plasma can be converted between conventional (US) and SI units if the conversion factors are known.
Specimen: plasma or serum
Generic Drug |
Trade Name |
Conventional Units |
Factor for Conversion |
SIU Units |
---|---|---|---|---|
acetaminophen |
Tylenol |
µg/mL |
6.62 |
µmol/L |
amikacin |
|
µg/mL |
1.71 |
µmol/L |
amitriptyline |
|
ng/mL |
3.61 |
nmol/L |
amobarbital |
|
µg/mL |
4.42 |
µmol/L |
amphetamine |
|
µg/mL |
7.4 |
µmol/L |
bromide |
|
µg/mL |
0.0125 |
mmol/L |
caffeine |
|
µg/mL |
5.15 |
µmol/L |
carbamazepine |
Tegretol |
µg/mL |
4.23 |
µmol/L |
carbenicillin |
|
µg/mL |
2.64 |
µmol/L |
chloral hydrate |
|
µg/mL |
6.69 |
µmol/L |
chloramphenicol |
|
µg/mL |
3.09 |
µmol/L |
chlordiazepoxide |
Librium |
ng/mL |
0.00334 |
µmol/L |
chlorpromazine |
Thorazine |
ng/mL |
3.14 |
nmol/L |
chlorpropamide |
Diabinese |
µg/mL |
3.61 |
µmol/L |
cimetidine |
Tagamet |
µg/mL |
3.96 |
µmol/L |
clonazepam |
Clonopin |
ng/mL |
3.17 |
nmol/L |
clonidine |
Catapres |
ng/mL |
4.35 |
nmol/L |
cocaine |
|
ng/mL |
3.3 |
nmol/L |
codeine |
|
ng/mL |
3.34 |
nmol/L |
desipramine |
Norpramin |
ng/mL |
3.75 |
nmol/L |
diazepam |
Valium |
ng/mL |
0.0035 |
nmol/L |
digitoxin |
|
ng/mL |
1.31 |
nmol/L |
digoxin |
|
ng/mL |
1.28 |
nmol/L |
disulfiram |
|
µg/mL |
3.37 |
µmol/L |
doxepin |
Sinequan |
ng/mL |
3.58 |
nmol/L |
ethanol |
|
mg/dL |
0.217 |
mmol/L |
ethchlorvynol |
Placidyl |
µg/mL |
6.92 |
µmol/L |
ethosuximide |
Zarontin |
µg/mL |
7.08 |
µmol/L |
gentamicin |
|
µg/mL |
2.09 |
µmol/L |
glutethimide |
Doriden |
µg/mL |
4.6 |
µmol/L |
haloperidol |
Haldol |
ng/mL |
2.66 |
nmol/L |
hydromorphone |
Dilaudid |
ng/mL |
4.85 |
nmol/L |
ibuprofen |
|
µg/mL |
4.85 |
µmol/L |
imipramine |
Tofranil |
ng/mL |
3.57 |
nmol/L |
isoniazid |
|
µg/mL |
7.29 |
µmol/L |
kanamycin |
Kantrex |
µg/mL |
2.06 |
µmol/L |
lidocaine |
Xylocaine |
µg/mL |
4.27 |
µmol/L |
lithium |
|
mEq/L |
1 |
mmol/L |
lorazepam |
|
ng/mL |
3.11 |
nmol/L |
LSD |
|
µg/mL |
3.09 |
µmol/L |
meperidine |
Demerol |
ng/mL |
4.04 |
nmol/L |
meprobamate |
|
mg/L |
4.58 |
µmol/L |
methadone |
|
ng/mL |
0.00323 |
µmol/L |
methaqualone |
Quaalude |
µg/mL |
4 |
µmol/L |
methotrexate |
|
ng/mL |
2.2 |
nmol/L |
methsuximide |
|
µg/mL |
5.29 |
µmol/L |
methyldopa |
Aldomet |
µg/mL |
4.73 |
µmol/L |
morphine |
|
ng/mL |
0.0035 |
µmol/L |
nortriptyline |
|
ng/mL |
3.8 |
nmol/L |
oxazepam |
|
µg/mL |
3.49 |
µmol/L |
oxycodone |
Percodan |
ng/mL |
3.17 |
nmol/L |
paraldehyde |
|
µg/mL |
7.57 |
µmol/L |
pentobarbital |
Nembutal |
µg/mL |
4.42 |
µmol/L |
phenacetin |
|
µg/mL |
5.58 |
µmol/L |
phenobarbital |
Luminal |
µg/mL |
4.31 |
µmol/L |
phenylbutazone |
Butazolidin |
µg/mL |
3.08 |
µmol/L |
phenytoin |
Dilantin |
µg/mL |
3.96 |
µmol/L |
primidone |
|
µg/mL |
4.58 |
µmol/L |
procainamide |
Pronestyl |
µg/mL |
4.23 |
µmol/L |
procaine |
Novocaine |
µg/mL |
4.23 |
µmol/L |
propoxyphene |
Darvon |
µg/mL |
3.07 |
µmol/L |
propranolol |
|
ng/mL |
3.86 |
nmol/L |
quinidine |
|
µg/mL |
3.08 |
µmol/L |
quinine |
|
µg/mL |
3.08 |
µmol/L |
salicylic acid |
|
µg/mL |
7.24 |
µmol/L |
secobarbital |
Seconal |
µg/mL |
4.2 |
µmol/L |
theophylline |
|
µg/mL |
5.55 |
µmol/L |
tobramycin |
|
µg/mL |
2.14 |
µmol/L |
valproic acid |
|
µg/mL |
6.93 |
µmol/L |
vancomycin |
|
µg/mL |
1 |
mg/L |
warfarin |
Coumadin |
µg/mL |
3.24 |
µmol/L |
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