Amikacin

How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Amikacin. McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.6. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Last Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Last Updated: May 9, 2022
Chapter Information

For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.

Analyte [material]

Amikacin [S/P]

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

Trough:

Once-daily dosing: <1.5 mg/L

Multiple daily dosing: <8 mg/L

Peak:

Once-daily dosing: 30-50 mg/L

Multiple daily dosing: 15-30 mg/L

Interpretation of results

Therapeutic range

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