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directly observed therapy Therapeutics A strategy for ensuring Pt compliance with therapy, where a health care worker or designee watches the Pt swallow each dose of prescribed drugs. See Patient compliance. Cf Directed observation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Response to treatment did not differ significantly between patients who received directly observed therapy or some other form of supervision and those who administered therapy themselves. SCONDRAS: Malawi already bad a large and wellfunded tuberculosis program, using directly observed therapy (DOn, with community workers who give medicine to individuals. While Directly Observed Therapy Short Course (DOTS) with the existing anti-TB drugs, recommended by the WHO and the cornerstone of the Stop TB movement, will help to reduce TB in areas where it is rigorously practiced, new and more effective vaccines, diagnostics and drugs must be developed to truly achieve a significant level of control over the global TB epidemic. |
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