Post by beebs on Aug 6, 2012 17:20:55 GMT -5
Read some articles a few years ago,
when the same system will apply to psychotropics
and other meds, to remind the patient to take their pills.
BP won't let up.
FDA Approves Digestible Microchips to Be Placed in Pills
August 3, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ingestible sensor. The Ingestion Event Marker (IEM), by Proteus Health, represents a new category of medical device: It is made entirely of ingredients found in food and is activated on ingestion.
"The FDA validation represents a major milestone in digital medicine. Directly digitizing pills, for the first time, in conjunction with our wireless infrastructure, may prove to be the new standard for influencing medication adherence and significantly aid chronic disease management," Eric Topol, MD, professor of genomics at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, said in a company news release. Dr. Topol is the author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Healthcare.
The sensor resembles a grain of sand in size, is made primarily of silicon, and can be integrated into an inert pill or any other ingestible object (such as a pharmaceutical). The Proteus Digital Health feedback system integrates wearable and ingestible sensor technologies to detect medication intake and physiologic data.
Cont/... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/768665?sssdmh=dm1.808609&src=nldne