Biochemical Urine Testing of Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications Reveals High Rates of Nonadherence in People Attending Their Annual Review for Type 2 Diabetes.

Prashanth PatelPankaj GuptaAngela BurnsAli A MohamedRichard ColeDan LaneSamuel SeiduKamlesh Khunti F MedSci

Published in: Diabetes care (2019)

This unique study shows that routine urine samples can be used for adherence testing screening by LC-MS/MS and has demonstrated high nonadherence rates especially to statins in people with T2DM. Future intervention studies using LC-MS/MS as a diagnostic/therapeutic tool may help to improve clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
randomized controlled trial
clinical practice
adipose tissue
weight loss