Method and Device for Monitoring Medication Usage
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1. A method for detecting and quantifying at least one metabolite in a biological sample comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting the biological sample comprising a test metabolite with an analytical device capable of distinguishing between the test metabolite and a reference metabolite;
(b) detecting the presence of at least one test metabolite in a biological sample with the device; and
(c) quantifying the concentration of at least one test metabolite in a biological sample by comparing a ratio between a set of unknown data from the test metabolite versus a set of known normative data specific to the reference metabolite.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample by measuring the concentration of a test metabolite in the sample and comparing that concentration against the concentration of the reference metabolite; enabling accurate metabolite concentration measurements to determine aberrant drug usage patterns. Also disclosed is an analytical testing device and related computer-assisted products for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample efficiently and accurately.
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1. A method for detecting and quantifying at least one metabolite in a biological sample comprising the steps of:
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(a) contacting the biological sample comprising a test metabolite with an analytical device capable of distinguishing between the test metabolite and a reference metabolite; (b) detecting the presence of at least one test metabolite in a biological sample with the device; and (c) quantifying the concentration of at least one test metabolite in a biological sample by comparing a ratio between a set of unknown data from the test metabolite versus a set of known normative data specific to the reference metabolite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring nonadherence to a prescribed medication regimen comprising the steps of:
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(a) contacting a biological sample comprising a test metabolite with an analytical device capable of distinguishing between the test metabolite and a reference metabolite; (b) detecting the presence of at least one test metabolite in a biological sample with the device; and (c) quantifying the concentration of at least one test metabolite in a biological sample by comparing a ratio between a set of unknown data from the test metabolite versus a set of known normative data specific to the reference metabolite. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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