{"id":"amikacin-peak","name":"Amikacin (Peak)","shortName":"Amikacin peak","aliases":["Amikacin Level, Peak","Amikacin (Peak)","Amikacin Peak","Amikacin, Peak","Amikacin Peak Level","Amikacin Peak, Serum"],"abbreviations":[],"loinc":[{"code":"3319-1","primary":true},{"code":"50802-8","primary":false},{"code":"31097-9","primary":false}],"specimen":"serum-or-plasma","units":[{"ucum":"ug/mL","display":"mcg/mL"},{"ucum":"mg/L","display":"mg/L"},{"ucum":"umol/L","display":"µmol/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":null,"high":35,"unit":"ug/mL","unitDisplay":"mcg/mL","note":"Upper limit only. The FDA label says to avoid peaks above 35 mcg/mL (drawn 30 to 90 minutes after an injection) and does not give a lower limit. Labs and protocols often print a target peak of about 20 to 35 mcg/mL (one 2025 neonatal study cites NeoFax for 20 to 35), while some mycobacterial-infection protocols deliberately aim higher (one 2026 report cites 35 to 45). The right target depends on the infection, the dosing schedule and the care team's goal.","sources":[{"title":"Amikacin Sulfate Injection prescribing information (Dosage and Administration, Boxed Warning, Clinical Pharmacology)","url":"https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=0b56f6df-a05d-4520-8bf0-d7cefe20f6ad","publisher":"U.S. FDA label via NLM DailyMed (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)","year":2024},{"title":"Therapeutic drug monitoring of amikacin in Chinese premature infant: a population pharmacokinetic analysis and dosage optimization","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41350991/","publisher":"BMC Infectious Diseases","year":2025},{"title":"Therapeutic drug monitoring of intravenous amikacin during peritoneal dialysis for Mycobacterium abscessus exit-site infection: a case report","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42260686/","publisher":"Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences","year":2026}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"Shows how high the antibiotic amikacin gets in your blood soon after a dose, to help keep treatment effective and safe.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/amikacin-peak","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}