First Digital Pill Approved

First Digital Pill Approved to Worries About Biomedical 'Big Brother'

By PAM BELLUCK

The medicine, an antipsychotic drug, has a sensor that will show doctors whether and when patients are taking it. Other medicines will follow, experts say.

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The sensor is about the size of a grain of sand. It's activated when it comes into contact with stomach fluid. The sensor detects and records the date and time the pill is ingested.

FDA Approves First Digital Pill That Can Track Whether You've Taken It

Abilify MyCite is a tablet with an embedded sensor activated by fluid in the stomach. Although the drug's approval is a big step for digital medicine, there are concerns about privacy and cost.

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