Tag: digital pill

• Wednesday, November 15th 2017 - 11:50 UTC

  Did you have your pill? US approves first pill that can be digitally tracked through the body

  

  US regulators have approved the first pill that can be digitally tracked through the body. The Abilify MyCite aripiprazole tablets - for treating schizophrenia and manic episodes - have an ingestible sensor embedded inside them that records that the medication has been taken, and a patch worn by the patient transmits this information to their smart phone.