Smart Pills Can be used to Monitor Drug Adherence, Temperature and some other Parameters in Patients
Digital "smart" pills
with embedded computers have already been made available by pharmaceutical
companies. The first digital cancer pill was introduced in January and consists
of a chip embedded in a caplet containing the cancer chemotherapy capecitabine,
which patients must take several times daily. A skin patch detects the signal
the chip emits when it contacts the stomach, sending a message to a computer
that enables doctors, patients, and families to monitor medication compliance.
Additionally, smart pills might keep an eye on stomach chemical conditions. The
pharmaceutical company Proteus, which created the cancer pill, has already
incorporated its chip into 40 different types of drugs.
According to Coherent Market insights the Smart
Pills Market Global Industry Insights, Trends, Size, Share, Outlook,
and Opportunity Analysis, 2022-2028.
The vast majority of people who
struggle with taking their medications as prescribed can benefit greatly from
these smart
pills. At most, doctors hope that 80% of patients will take their
prescribed medication as directed, but for chronic diseases, 50% of patients
don't even complete their prescriptions. Additionally, elderly or cognitively
impaired patients may find it difficult to adhere to a prescribed regimen.
However, occasionally I also
forget to take the medications my doctor has prescribed for me, especially when
I'm travelling or getting up late on the weekends. I have advised many patients
to make sure they take the medications I had prescribed for them.
The Food and Drug Administration
approved the first smart
pills in 2017 due to the severity of this widespread issue. It
contained aripiprazole, a medication frequently avoided by patients because it
can have unfavourable side effects and is used to treat schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder.
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