India, Feb. 18 -- School of Medical Sciences & Research (SMSR) in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy, Sharda University, in Greater Noida, has established the Centre for Drug Quantification and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (CDQ-TDM); a specialised laboratory and first in the country, to detect and simultaneously quantify plasma levels of key second-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs viz. bedaquiline, linezolid, levofloxacin, clofazimine etc.

The aim is to provide advanced precision-based monitoring of anti-tuberculosis drugs used in the treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB); to improve patient compliance and reduce the risk of developing resistance.

The Centre is equipped with highly specialised analytical instrume...