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FDA Approves Pill with Sensor that Tracks if Patients have Ingested Their Medication

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2017

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By: Rosemary Piser

Abilify MyCite
(Photo: Proteus Digital Health)

Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first U.S. drug with a digital ingestion tracking system. The drug, Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor), contains an ingestible sensor embedded in the pill that records that the medication was taken. Abilify MyCite is approved for use for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with certain bipolar…

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