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Development of Pill Counting Algorithm and Pill Counting Machine Using Non-contact Photo Sensor [PDF]

Journal of Control, Automation and Systems Engineering, 2005
As the pharmaceutical industry grows and becomes more competitive, the need of automation increases to establish effective mass production and to maintain consistent quality control. Accurate counting and packing of medicinal pills is one of the most essential processes that the automation can benefit.
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Adherence to Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention: A Substudy Cohort within a Clinical Trial of Serodiscordant Couples in East Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Randomized clinical trials of oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention have widely divergent efficacy estimates, ranging from 0% to 75%. These discrepancies are likely due to differences in adherence.
Baeten, Jared M., Bangsberg, David R., Campbell, James, Celum, Connie, Donnell, Deborah, Haberer, Jessica E., Katabira, Elly, Kidoguchi, Lara, Krows, Meighan, Psaros, Christina, Ronald, Allan, Safren, Steven A., Thomas, Katherine K., Tumwesigye, Elioda, Wangisi, Jonathan, Ware, Norma C.   +15 more
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Unannounced phone-based pill counts for monitoring antiretroviral medication adherence in South Africa

HIV Research & Clinical Practice, 2023
Unannounced phone-based pill counts (UPC) are an objective measure of medication adherence that may be used in resource limited settings. The current study reports the feasibility and validity of UPC for monitoring antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among people living with HIV in South Africa.
Seth Kalichman, Ellen Banas, Bruno Shkembi, Moira Kalichman, Catherine Mathews   +4 more
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Pill Counting as an Intervention to Enhance Compliance and Reduce Adverse Outcomes with Analgesics Prescribed for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review

Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2022
Appropriate use of opioid analgesics is a key concern within the field of pain medicine. Several methods exist to discourage abuse and facilitate effective treatment regimens.
Benjamin Gill, Kotomi Obayashi, Victoria B. Soto, M. Schatman, A. Abd-Elsayed   +4 more
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Nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS attending two tertiary care hospitals in district of northern India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a principal predictor for the success of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment. It remains as a challenge to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment and care with the widespread of ...
Mukesh Shukla, Monika Agarwal, Jai Vir Singh, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Anand Kumar Srivastava, Vijay Kumar Singh   +5 more
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Virological outcomes of second-line protease inhibitor-based treatment for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in a high-prevalence rural South African setting: a competing-risks prospective cohort analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) based on ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors (bPIs) represents the only available option after first-line failure for the majority of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
2LADY Study Group, Alexandra Calmy, Anne Derache, ANRS 12249 TasP Study Group, Collins Iwuji, Dami Collier, DART Virology Group and Trial Team, Deenan Pillay, EARNEST Trial Team, Francois Dabis, National Department of Health, National Department of Health, Nonhlanhla Okesola, PharmAccess African Studies to Evaluate Resistance (PASER), PharmAccess African Studies to Evaluate Resistance (PASER), Ravindra K. Gupta, SECOND-LINE, SECOND-LINE Study Group, Southern African Treatment and Resistance Network, TenoRes Study Group, Tulio de Oliveira, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +22 more
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A Difficult Pill to Swallow: An Investigation of the Factors Associated with Medication Swallowing Difficulties

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2021
Background Many medications are available as solid oral dosage forms such as tablets and capsules; however, some people find these medications difficult to swallow.
C. Radhakrishnan, Aida Sefidani Forough, J. Cichero, H. Smyth, Aisha Raidhan, L. Nissen, K. Steadman   +6 more
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Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Patients in China [PDF]

, 2009
Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires excellent adherence. Little is known about how to improve ART adherence in many HIV/AIDS-affected countries, including China.
DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Gill, Christopher J., Hamer, Davidson H., Li, Tao, Sabin, Lora L., Wilson, Ira B., Xu, Keyi, Zhang, Jianbo   +7 more
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Estimated pill intake with on-demand PrEP with oral TDF/FTC using TFV-DP concentration in dried blood spots in the ANRS IPERGAY trial.

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2021
BACKGROUND Tenofovir diphosphate (TFV-DP) concentration in dried blood spots (DBSs) is a reliable pharmacokinetics biomarker of adherence to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF).
L. Goldwirt, Rebecca Bauer, Geoffroy Liegeon, I. Charreau, C. Delaugerre, L. Cotte, Gilles Pialou, E. Cua, Aïcha Laghzal, Lane Buschman, P. Anderson, S. Mourah, L. Meyer, J. Molina   +13 more
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Impact of combination antiretroviral therapy initiation on adherence to antituberculosis treatment

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2015
Background: Healthcare workers are often reluctant to start combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients receiving tuberculosis (TB) treatment because of the fear of high pill burden, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, and side-effects.
Marlene Knight, Robyn L. van Zyl, Ian Sanne, Jean Bassett, Annelies van Rie   +4 more
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