Description

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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