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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2019
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First Digitally Tracked Drug Approved By FDA In US

Dr. GarimaGeneral Physician • 3 Years Exp.MNAMS (Membership of the National Academy) (Ophthalmology)
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Taking the healthcare industry with a storm, FDA has finally approved the first drug with a digital ingestion tracking system in US. Abilify MyCite (launched by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.) is the first drug which has an embedded sensor that will record when the medication was ingested.

The pill has only been approved for the treatment of patients suffering from schizophrenia, manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar type 1 disorder and as an add-on treatment for depression in adults. However, this drug is not approved for patients who are treated for dementia-related psychosis with antipsychotic drugs as they are at an increased risk of death.

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