A novel approach to the assessment of drug compliance in the elderly.
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.
McMurdo
M E
ME
Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
Jarvis
A
A
Fraser
C G
CG
Ghosh
U K
UK
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry