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Method of determining consumption of decayed drug through drug taggants

US10408849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

David R. Hall · Provo, US
Dan Allen · Springville, US
Conrad Rosenbrock · Provo, US
Daniel Hendricks · Provo, US
Andrew Nguyen · Provo, US
Steven J.M. Butala · Provo, US
Travis Niederhauser · Mapleton, US
Terrece Pearman · Draper, US
Joe Fox · Spanish Fork, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2010/0077
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

We disclose a method of using taggants to assess how and to what extent a drug in a drug composition that a user has consumed has decayed in response to storage conditions and time. The taggants may decay in response to environmental conditions which cause different drugs to lose their efficacy. These environmental conditions may include light, temperature, oxidation, and age. The taggants may be detected in biological samples, including urine and feces. By identifying the taggants, the drug composition and other information relating to the drug may be identified. Additionally, quantification of the different taggants may be used to determine whether the drug in the drug composition has been exposed to environmental conditions which may reduce its efficacy.

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