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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 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.
The Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series is published in partnership with RTI International and edited by Brian F. Thomas. Please be sure to check out our other featured volumes:
Chapter 1. Medication Adherence
Chapter 2. Opportunities and Challenges for Analytical Chemistry in the Assessment of Medication Adherence
Chapter 3. Analytical Chemistry Methods for the Assessment of Medication Adherence
Chapter 4. Application of Bioanalytical Methods to Assess Medication Adherence in Clinical Settings
Chapter 5. Medication Adherence: Where Do We Go From Here?