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A novel approach to the assessment of drug compliance in the elderly
M E McMurdo1, A Jarvis, C G Fraser
1Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
Gerontology
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A reliable drug history is not always available, and the constant accurate updating of patients' current medication at a Day Hospital may be difficult. This pilot study examined the use of a qualitative thin-layer chromatographic technique (Toxi-Lab system) applied to urine specimens in assessing drug compliance in the elderly. The system proved capable of detecting 36% of prescribed drugs in a group of elderly patients, and offers a novel and inexpensive approach to monitoring compliance with certain medications.