Patent ID: 9606132
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G01N,H01J

Claim:
1. A method for identifying a subject as non-compliant with a prescribed lurasidone therapy, the method comprising: obtaining a fluid sample from a subject who has been prescribed lurasidone therapy; determining a level of M8/M9, M21, and/or M22 in the fluid sample; and identifying the subject as adherent to the prescribed lurasidone therapy if the fluid sample contains M8/M9, M21, and/or M22 above a threshold level but non-adherent if the fluid sample contains no M8/M9, M21, and/or M22 or an amount of M8/M9, M21, and/or M22 below a threshold level, wherein the fluid sample is a urine sample, and wherein the step of determining the level of the M8/M9, M21, and/or M22 in the fluid sample comprises mass spectrometry.