METHOD OF INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A61K31/473 A61P31/06 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to phthisiology, and can be used to improve the efficiency of treatment of patients with tuberculosis. Method includes the determination of the degree of patient’s medication adherence through his questioning, which is performed at the beginning of the main course of treatment. Stens are determined and after its determination diagnose the factors affecting the level of adherence, and then the prediction of medication adherence is determined: if total score is from 35 points and more, 1–2 stens mark the unsatisfactory medication adherence, if it is 16–34 points, 3–5 stens mark satisfactory medication adherence, if it is 4–15 points, 6–8 stens mark good medication adherence, if it is up to 3 points, 9–10 stens mark medication adherence. In case of unfavorable prognosis at 1–5 stens prescribe cycloferon immunomodulator and methods of psychotherapy, as well as the chemotherapy regimen correction is carried out by changing the method of administration of etiotropic drugs, and at a satisfactory medication adherence etiotropic drugs are administered parenterally, and at unsatisfactory medication adherence etiotropic drugs are administered parenterally and inhalationly.

EFFECT: use of invention improves efficiency of treatment of patients with tuberculosis by determining the degree of patient’s medication adherence for further treatment correction.

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