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Method of therapeutic drug monitoring

  • US 20080152592A1
  • Filed: 12/06/2007
  • Published: 06/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of using a diffusion-based, continuous-monitoring system to monitor the effectiveness of delivering a therapeutic drug, the method comprising the acts of:

  • creating at least one diffusion channel in an area of skin;

    maintaining the at least one diffusion channel for a desired duration;

    continuously monitoring the levels of the therapeutic drug, the levels of a metabolite of the therapeutic drug or the levels of a substance that is affected by the therapeutic drug in the area of the skin for the desired duration via a diffusion-based, continuous-monitoring device; and

    analyzing the levels of the therapeutic drug, the metabolite of the therapeutic drug or the substance that is affected by the therapeutic drug so as to determine the effectiveness of delivering the therapeutic drug.

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