"Being able to track ingestion of medications prescribed for mental illness may be useful for some patients," said Mitchell Mathis, M.D., director of the Division of Psychiatry Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
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It can also be used in the acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder so it has the potential to do a whole lot of good.Ībilify M圜ite does outline some precautions when using it though stating that the smart pill should be not used to track drug ingestion in real-time or during an emergency as detection could be delayed. It's aimed at people who are being treated for schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment for adults suffering with depression. That information produced can also be accessed by caregivers and physicians through a web-based portal so they are able to keep track of the patients as well.
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This patch sends the ingestion data to a smartphone app so patients are able closely to track the ingestion of medication. Read this: What it's like to swallow a smart pill The patch, which needs to be replaced every seven days can additionally monitor other information, which includes sleeping patterns, steps, heart rate, and activity.
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Once ingested it's able to send a message from the sensor packed into the pill to a wearable smart patch that's worn on the rib cage. The Abilify M圜ite smart pill, which is made up of an aripiprazole tablet and an ingestible sensor, is able to record when a patient has taken their medication. Smart pills are a thing and they've come one step closer to entering the mainstream after the FDA approved a pill packed with a digital sensor for the first time in the US.