Method and apparatus for controlled individualized medication
First Claim
1. A method for determining a patient-specific medication regimen, comprising the steps of:
- recording a first type of patient-specific information, including a type of medicine, a dosage, and a point of time in a database each time a patient ingests medicine;
recording a second type of patient-specific information describing a state of health of the patient at predetermined intervals in the database;
performing an inductive analysis of the patient-specific information recorded in the database to generate patient-specific proposed medication rules based on detected relationships between the patient'"'"'s intake of medicine and the patient'"'"'s state of health;
comparing the patient-specific proposed medication rules with one or more predetermined thresholds for approval, and storing approved rules; and
recalling the approved rules to decide whether medication is desired based on the patient'"'"'s current state of health and, if so, a recommended type of medicine and a recommended dosage.
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Abstract
A method and a device for giving patients individualized, situation-dependent medication advice are disclosed. Preferably, the invention is implemented in portable computers. The method is founded on knowledge-based computer technology and comprises a reminder function (1), a recording and storage function (2, 3), as well as a function for inductive data analysis (4) and rule generation. When the knowledge-based system (6) finds that a medicine should be taken, the computer emits a signal providing information on the type of medicine and the dose. The patients records the intake of medicine as well as his current state of health. This information is stored in a database together with the point of time. Inductive data analysis is used to spot the relationship between various events and symptoms as well as establish medication rules. These rules are refined upon as new information is recorded in the database, and are automatically adapted to changes in the patient'"'"'s state of health.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a patient-specific medication regimen, comprising the steps of:
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recording a first type of patient-specific information, including a type of medicine, a dosage, and a point of time in a database each time a patient ingests medicine; recording a second type of patient-specific information describing a state of health of the patient at predetermined intervals in the database; performing an inductive analysis of the patient-specific information recorded in the database to generate patient-specific proposed medication rules based on detected relationships between the patient'"'"'s intake of medicine and the patient'"'"'s state of health; comparing the patient-specific proposed medication rules with one or more predetermined thresholds for approval, and storing approved rules; and recalling the approved rules to decide whether medication is desired based on the patient'"'"'s current state of health and, if so, a recommended type of medicine and a recommended dosage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for controlled, individualised medication, characterised by means (2) for recording information on the intake of medicine and the patient'"'"'s state of health, a database (3) for storing this information, a program (4) for performing an inductive analysis of the information stored in the database and establishing medication rules on the basis of detected relationships between the intake of medicine and the patient'"'"'s state of health, memory means (5) for storing predetermined medication conditions, means (5) for comparing the medication rules established by means of the program for performing inductive analysis and the predetermined medication conditions for approval of the medication rules, an expert system (6) where the approved rules are used for deciding whether medication is to be performed and, if so, which type of medicine and what dose should be given, means (7) for activating the program for inductive analysis at given points of time, and means (8) for polling the expert system at given points of time.
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