APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING TREATMENT USING MEDICATION COMPLIANCE PATTERNS AND GLUCOSE SENSOR

摘要

Methods and apparatus monitor medication usage data for one patient or a population of patients, which can be processed to determine compliance patterns. Such methods and systems can associate, analyze, organize and present medication usage data, compliance patterns, and correlations between compliance patterns and outcomes data for electronic analysis or analysis by a caretaker. Such methods and apparatus permit analysis of compliance patterns to enable, for example, establishment or adjustment of safe and effective treatment regimens, and may include feedback systems for ensuring authenticity of medication and/or effects of medication on a patient. Such methods and apparatus also permit detection of medication in a biological sample of the patient through a medication monitor having a detection device, such as a skin-prick device, and a glucose sensor that can detect a target agent in the biological sample.

主权项

1. A medication monitor comprising:
a housing configured to contain medication; a detection device having a target agent sensor for detecting a target agent in a biological sample from a user, wherein the target agent sensor comprises:
a solid support to which is attached a recognition molecule that specifically binds to the target agent in the presence of the target agent but not significantly to other agents;a substance that can be enzymatically converted to glucose; andan enzyme that can catalyze the conversion of the substance to glucose in the presence of the target agent; a processor that produces medication data based on an amount of glucose sensed; and a communication port configured to communicate the medication data to a data network.