RFID MONITORING OF DRUG REGIMEN COMPLIANCE
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and system for monitoring drug regimen compliance, the system utilizing a Radio Frequency Identification (RfID) tag affixed to a pharmaceutical agent and a wearable RFID reader that identifies a patient. The RFID tag identifies the pharmaceutical agent and the RFID reader wirelessly communicates with a central monitoring system upon ingestion of the pharmaceutical agent.
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38 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A system for monitoring drug regimen compliance, the system comprising:
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a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag affixed to and identifying a pharmaceutical agent; and a wearable RFID reader that identifies a patient, wherein the RFID reader wirelessly communicates with a central monitoring system upon ingestion by the patient of the pharmaceutical agent. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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- 36. A portable monitor comprising a wearable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader for wirelessly communicating with a remote monitoring system upon detection of ingestion of a pharmaceutical agent having an RFID tag affixed thereto.
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