title: Compliance testing by measurement of piracetam in urine--a possible method of compliance control for piracetam intakers. An empirical investigation.
abstract: All teams of investigators concerned with compliance rate have come to the conclusion that one can seldom rely on patients to take their tablets as prescribed. In case of long-term medication the problem becomes even more acute. A method for checking on compliance is, therefore, of great help in controlling medical therapy as well as in judging the effectiveness of pharmaceuticals. The results of this study imply that diachronic determination of piracetam concentration in patients' urine is an especially simple way of testing compliance without undue strain on the patient.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010889:Piracetam / Q000652:urine*; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D010889:Piracetam