Meet the world's first 'digital pill'

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published 30 August 2018

Everyday medicine is getting a technical transformation.

The first "digital pill" with an implanted sensor is ready to make its debut, Stat reports. These high-tech capabilities only come in the antipsychotic drug Abilify MyCite right now, but the development could soon provide unprecedented insight into how medicine works.

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The generic of Abilify costs around $700 per month, and MyCite will run about $1,650 for takers without insurance, Stat says, so only a handful of Medicaid users will get to try the high-tech pill for now. Otsuka say it's capitalizing on this small-scale debut to learn from how the doctors and patients use the sensor. Results could inform the development of more precise mental illness medications, the company says, and perhaps transform medication as we know it. Read more at Stat.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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