Claims
- 1. An apparatus for therapeutic drug therapy, comprising:(a) means for dispensing a plurality of oral doses of a liquid therapeutic drug from a medication container; (b) means for recording the size of said doses of the liquid therapeutic drug dispensed; (c) means for recording the dates and times said doses are dispensed; (d) means for comparing the size of said doses of liquid therapeutic drug dispensed and the dates and times said doses are dispensed with prescribed dosages and prescribed times for dispensing the liquid therapeutic drug and determining a compliance score as a function of said comparison; and (e) means for displaying said compliance score, wherein said compliance score provides a percentage of compliance based on the number of prescribed doses versus the actual number taken, and changes if dosing does not occur at prescribed times or at prescribed dosages.
- 2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for monitoring said compliance score.
- 3. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said liquid medication contains a hydrophobic drug.
- 4. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said liquid medication contains cyclosporine.
- 5. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said liquid medication contains an immunosuppressive drug.
- 6. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for alerting a user that a dose of said liquid medication should be dispensed.
- 7. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for determining the remaining number of doses in said medication container.
- 8. An apparatus as recited in claim 7, further comprising means for displaying said remaining number of doses.
- 9. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising timer means for preventing a dose of said liquid medication from being dispensed prior to a specified time period after a previous dose has been dispensed.
- 10. An apparatus as recited in claim 9, further comprising means for overriding said timer means.
- 11. An apparatus for dispensing liquid medication, comprising:(a) means for dispensing a plurality of doses of liquid medication from a medication container; (b) means for recording the size of said doses of the liquid medication dispensed; (c) means for recording the dates and times said doses of liquid medication are dispensed; (d) means for comparing the size of said doses of liquid medication dispensed and the dates and times said doses are dispensed with specified doses and specified times for dispensing the liquid medication and determining a compliance score as a function of said comparison; (e) means for displaying said compliance score, wherein said compliance score provides a percentage of compliance based on the number of specified doses versus the actual number taken, and changes if dosing does not occur at specified times or at specified dosages; and (f) means for monitoring said compliance score.
- 12. An apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said liquid medication contains a hydrophobic drug.
- 13. An apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said liquid medication contains cyclosporine.
- 14. An apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said liquid medication contains an immunosuppressive drug.
- 15. An apparatus as recited in claim 11, further comprising means for alerting a user that a dose of said liquid medication should be dispensed.
- 16. An apparatus as recited in claim 11, further comprising means for determining the remaining number of doses in said medication container.
- 17. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, further comprising means for displaying said remaining number of doses.
- 18. An apparatus as recited in claim 11, further comprising timer means for preventing a dose of said liquid medication from being dispensed prior to a specified time period after a previous dose has been dispensed.
- 19. An apparatus as recited in claim 18, further comprising means for overriding said timer means.
- 20. An apparatus for dispensing liquid medication, comprising:(a) means for dispensing a plurality of doses of liquid medication from a medication container; (b) means for displaying the remaining number of doses in said medication container; (c) means for alerting a user that a dose of said liquid medication should be dispensed; (d) means for preventing a dose of said liquid medication from being dispensed prior to a specified time period after a previous dose has been dispensed; (e) means for recording the size of said doses of the liquid medication dispensed; (f) means for recording the dates and times said doses of liquid medication are dispensed; (g) means for comparing the size of said doses of liquid medication dispensed and the dates and times said doses are dispensed with specified doses and specified times for dispensing the liquid medication and determining a compliance score as a function of said comparison; and (h) means for communicating said compliance score to a user, wherein said compliance score provides a percentage of compliance based on the number of specified doses versus the actual number taken, and changes if dosing does not occur at specified times or at specified dosages.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from U.S. provisional application serial No. 60/030,641 filed on Nov. 8, 1996, entitled “Liquid Medication Dispenser Apparatus,” which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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