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Antimicrobial Drug Adherence
Pharmionics measures patient adherence to prescribed antimicrobial drug regimens
July 24th, 2005
Pharmionics measures patient adherence to prescribed antimicrobial drug regimens. "The aim of this article is to review current knowledge about the clinical impact of patients' variable adherence to prescribed anti-infective drug dosing regimens, with the aim of renewing interest and exploration of this important but largely neglected area of therapeutics. "Central to the estimation of a patient's adherence to a prescribed drug regimen is a reliably compiled drug dosing history," wrote investigators in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. "Electronic monitoring methods have emerged as the virtual 'gold standard' for...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-07-24)
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