Table 2

Azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine doses

Drug Dose issues Result
AzathioprineNo patients115
Starting dose (mg/kg/day)
 Mean  1.9
 Range  0.5–4.0
Current dose (mg/kg/day)
 Mean  1.9
 Range  0.5–4.1
Duration (months)
 Mean 21.7
 Range  3.5–102.1
6-MercaptopurineNo patients 55
Starting dose (mg/kg/day)
 Mean  0.9
 Range  0.3–1.9
Current dose (mg/kg/day)
 Mean  1.1
 Range  0.3–3.3
Duration (months)
 Mean 41.4
 Range  3.7–81.2