Method and apparatus for non-invasive monitoring and identification of drug effects and interactions

摘要

A method for use in detecting and monitoring an effect experienced by a subject taking a first drug, Drug A, and at least one other substance, Substance B, comprising: (a) a period of time Obtaining a plurality of measurements of the subject's physiological characteristics over time, and (b) comparing the measured values to the discriminating characteristics of drug A, which is a predetermined discriminating characteristic associated with the first drug, and thereby the measured values Calculating a measure Adiff of the difference between the identification characteristic of drug A and (c) comparing the measured value with the identification characteristic of substance B, which is a predetermined identification characteristic associated with at least one other substance, and Calculating a measure Bdiff of the difference between the measured value and the discriminating characteristic of substance B by (d) comparing the measured value with a DO discriminating characteristic which is a predetermined discriminating characteristic related to the desired physiological state of the subject. And thereby It comprises calculating a measure DOdiff of the difference between the value and the DO identifying characteristics, and generating an output by combining (e) Adiff, Bdiff, and DOdiff, a method.