FDA approves first drug embedded with a digital tracker

Experts believe the sensor could help boost medication compliance, but some argue the process is intrusive.

JapanUnited States7 Dec 2017

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug in the country that is embedded with a digital ingestion tracking system. Abilify MyCite features an ingestible sensor that records the fact the medication has been consumed. The pill has been approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, and in addition treatment for depression in adults. The tracking system works by sending a message from the embedded sensor to a wearable patch. The patch then transmits the information to an app so patients can monitor the ingestion…

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