A simple, novel method for assessing medication adherence: Capsule photographs taken with cellular telephones

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-174

  Galloway, Gantt P ^a   Coyle, Jeremy R ^a   Guillén, José Enrique ^a   Flower, Keith ^a   Mendelson, John E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular telephone; Electronic monitoring; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; MODAFINIL; PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG CAPSULE COUNT; DRUG CAPSULE PHOTOGRAPH; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICATION EVENT MONITORING SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; MORNING DOSAGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT DURATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80052747032     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181fcb5fd     Document Type: Article

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