
Analytical Chemistry for Assessing Medication Adherence
- 1st Edition - April 14, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Sangeeta Tanna, Graham Lawson
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 5 4 6 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 5 4 5 9 - 8
The lack of adherence to medication is a growing public health problem worldwide and is costing many patients their good health and healthcare systems billions of dollars. A new vo… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThe lack of adherence to medication is a growing public health problem worldwide and is costing many patients their good health and healthcare systems billions of dollars. A new volume in the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series, Analytical Chemistry for Assessing Medication Adherence introduces the concept of medication adherence/compliance and reports international perspectives on medication adherence while highlighting its importance. It then describes the opportunities for analytical chemistry to assess medication adherence and thereby provide an evidence base for clinicians to improve patient health outcomes. The authors highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each of the analytical techniques cited in addition to categorizing the findings in terms of the biological samples used to assess adherence and identifying methods to extract biological samples prior to analysis. The final chapter provides the authors’ perspective in this area, emphasising the importance of medication optimization for individual patients.
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- Presents the problem of adherence and the authors’ evaluation of possible solutions based on the analysis of patient bio-samples
Analytical chemists, clinical chemists, and medicinal chemists; pharmacologists; healthcare professionals including pharmacists, nurses, and clinicians; analytical instrument manufacturers; pharmaceutical scientists; regulatory officials and public health officials
- Biographies
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Medication Adherence
- Abstract
- Introduction
- What Is Medication Adherence?
- Is Medication Adherence Really a Problem?
- Consequences of Medication Nonadherence
- Factors Affecting Medication Adherence
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Improvement of Medication Adherence
- Methods for Assessing Medication Adherence
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Opportunities and Challenges for Analytical Chemistry in the Assessment of Medication Adherence
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Opportunities
- Challenges
- Biological Sample Matrices
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Analytical Chemistry Methods for the Assessment of Medication Adherence
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Sample Preparation
- Instrumental Analyses
- Immunoassay (IA) Systems for Organic Active Ingredients
- Chromatography-Based Methods for Organic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
- Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography
- Analytical Methods for Inorganic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Analysis
- Test Facilities
- Instrumentation for Service Provision
- References
- Chapter 4. Application of Bioanalytical Methods to Assess Medication Adherence in Clinical Settings
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- HIV/AIDS
- Hepatitis C
- Pain Management
- Schizophrenia
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Epilepsy
- Malaria
- Immunosuppression
- Asthma
- Other Infections
- Other Clinical Applications
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Medication Adherence: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Identifying Perceived Challenges
- Ways Forward
- Conclusions
- References
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 14, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 156
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128054635
- eBook ISBN: 9780128054598
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