Determination of Plasma Salicylic Acid Levels to Assess Compliance to Acetylsalicylic Acid Therapy
Š. Alušík
Department of Internal Medicine I., Thomayer University Hospital and Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Prague
V. Jedličková
Department of Internal Medicine I., Thomayer University Hospital and Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Prague
Z. Paluch
Department of Internal Medicine I., Thomayer University Hospital and Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Prague
M. Lejsková
Department of Internal Medicine I., Thomayer University Hospital and Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Prague
Abstrakt
The compliance of patients receiving long-term acetylsalicylic acid therapy was tested by determining plasma levels of salicylic acid by HPLC. The same determination was performed in a control group of untreated patients. Almost 20 % of the examined patients were not using the prescribed therapy.
