Publication/Creation Date

November 13 2017

Creators/Contributors

Pam Belluck (creator)
William Shrank (contributor)
Ameet Sarpatwari (contributor)
Eric Topol (contributor)
Paul Appellate (contributor)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical (contributor)
Proteus Digital Health (contributor)
Andrew Thompson (contributor)
Andrew Wright (contributor)
Jeffrey Lieberman (contributor)
Adam Hanina (contributor)
Eric Buffkin (contributor)
Food And Drug Administration (FDA) (contributor)
Columbia University (contributor)
Scripps Translational Science Institute (contributor)
Harvard Medical School (contributor)
University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC (contributor)

Description

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a digital pill — a medication embedded with a sensor that can tell doctors whether, and when, patients take their medicine.

Augments

Swallowing, Monitoring, Surveilling, Managing, Treating, Controlling, Adhering

Technology Keywords

Digital Pills, Sensors, Smartphone Applications, Data, Notifications, Digital Medicine, Database, Medicine Tracking

Keywords

Medical, Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health, Doctors, Patients, Privacy, Ethics, Consent, Controversy, Schizophrenia, Depression, Stomach Acid, Surveillance, Compliance

Marketing Keywords

Abilify MyCite, Bluetooth, Big Brother, AiCure, EtectRx

Source

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/digital-pill-fda.html