Abstract
On in-patients of Obama National Sanatorium and Nagasaki National Sanatorium investigations were made whether they are taking PAS as prescribed or not.
Method
The patient's urine was tested with Ehrlich's reagent and by adding drops of ferric chloride solution.
Results
9% of the patients for whom Pas had been prescribed were found to be “non-taking” the medicine.
8% of the patients were found to be “taking” medicine while none of them had been advised to. take PAS.
The patients who discontinued medications were found to have gastroenteric disorders which temporarily disabled them for taking PAS.
Fortunately these cases who missed medications were the patients with mild or slight symptoms.
