The regional drug-therapy consultation service centre – a conception that has been serving patients and physicians alike for 30 years in Magdeburg (Germany)

Objectives: Thirty years ago, a drug therapy consultation service centre was established simultaneously with the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology based at the university hospital in Magdeburg. The combination of therapeutic drug monitoring and a drug information service including individual patient-oriented drug dosage and bedside consultation permits an effective support of the treatment of drug related therapeutic problems. Currently, the service offers drug monitoring for 161 drugs and additional 46 metabolites.