FDA Approves trackable Pill

[arbellason55]

So I do not believe anyone ahs posted anything about this yet but the FDA has approved the integration of a small tracker in Abilify MyCite aripiprazole tablets that is activated by stomach acid.

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Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor) has an ingestible sensor embedded in the pill that records that the medication was taken. The product is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and for use as an add-on treatment for depression in adults.

They claim this is to track the progress of  ingestion and said data is sent to the patient's smartphone and the doctor if they consent to send it. Here is what the FDA has to say about the pills.

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“Being able to track ingestion of medications prescribed for mental illness may be useful for some patients,” said Mitchell Mathis, M.D., director of the Division of Psychiatry Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “The FDA supports the development and use of new technology in prescription drugs and is committed to working with companies to understand how technology might benefit patients and prescribers.”

It is important to note that Abilify MyCite’s prescribing information (labeling) notes that the ability of the product to improve patient compliance with their treatment regimen has not been shown. Abilify MyCite should not be used to track drug ingestion in “real-time” or during an emergency because detection may be delayed or may not occur. 

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In the clinical trials for Abilify, the most common side effects reported by adults taking Abilify were nausea, vomiting, constipation, headache, dizziness, uncontrollable limb and body movements (akathisia), anxiety, insomnia, and restlessness. Skin irritation at the site of the MyCite patch placement may occur in some patients.

Personally this is kinda scary for the implications that this tracker could be put into anything meant to be ingested and the fact that it could be used for purposes other than what they state. Granted a patch is currently needed to be worn to relay the information but that could be worked out with sensors in the future.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41980836  

https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm584933.htm

[TheCherryKing]

4 minutes ago, arbellason55 said:

So I do not believe anyone ahs posted anything about this yet but the FDA has approved the integration of a small tracker in Abilify MyCite aripiprazole tablets that is activated by stomach acid. They claim this is to track the progress of  ingestion and said data is sent to the patient's smartphone and the doctor if they consent to send it. Personally this is kinda scary for the implications that this tracker could be put into anything meant to be ingested and the fact that it could be used for purposes other than what they state. Granted a patch is currently needed to be worn to relay the information but that could be worked out with sensors in the future.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41980836  

https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm584933.htm

I knew this was coming. The FDA and the government is out of control!

[ScratchCat]

Now I need to EMP my meals to retain my privacy?

What has this world come to...

[arbellason55]

You know, this would be a great thing for marketing. Just put a tracker in a specific product to see who is buying your product and where they get said product.

[ACEHACK]

thats nice is fda becoming worse than fcc now.

[arbellason55]

Just now, ACEHACK said:

thats nice is fda becoming worse than fcc now.

I mean the FDA is already pretty bad, hell they approve all the lovely additives that go into processed foods. 

[Dissitesuxba11s]

This now makes the schizophrenic patients (the drug's target audience) that yell that they put something in your drugs look sane.

[ARikozuM]

Just put that pill in the microwave for a few seconds to EMP it. Careful, medicine may be hot. 

[MyName13]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Just put that pill in the microwave for a few seconds to EMP it. Careful, medicine may be hot. 

Or slightly cancerous, still safer than internet, CS go, LOL and DotA 2.

[ARikozuM]

8 minutes ago, MyName13 said:

Or slightly cancerous, still safer than internet, CS go, LOL and DotA 2.

These medications are probably what's causing most of our issues at this point. 

"Take this pill! It'll help with whatever is hurting your throat! Don't change your diet though. Eating twelve double cheese & bacons a day isn't harming you in any way!"  

High cholesterol? Take a pill!

Anxiety? Take a pill!

Dog is aggressive? Take its balls (neuter, not the tennis kind) out! 

Spoiler

God FDA forbid that we exercise, eat healthier, or socialize. 

Choose one! Just make sure you take the pill!

 

[arbellason55]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

These medications are probably what's causing most of our issues at this point. 

"Take this pill! It'll help with whatever is hurting your throat! Don't change your diet though. Eating twelve double cheese & bacons a day isn't harming you in any way!"  

High cholesterol? Take a pill!

Anxiety? Take a pill!

Dog is aggressive? Take its balls (neuter, not the tennis kind) out! 

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God FDA forbid that we exercise, eat healthier, or socialize. 

Choose one! Just make sure you take the pill!

 

Sssh, don't let them know that you are on to them.

[TheCherryKing]

Everybody at the FDA needs to be fired! They are approving things that are NOT safe such as drugs, vaccines, microchip implants, GMO's, preservatives, and more!

[Ryujin2003]

These comments are cancer....

[TheCherryKing]

15 minutes ago, arbellason55 said:

It's hard to say, that being said vaccines are important and everyone should get vaccinated since they do work most of the time. 

I don't think so!

[PocketNerd]

I don't think the FDA has any real power to say no anymore...

[Junky Cat]

ohh boy, time to put on my tin foil hat! 
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

[paddy-stone]

Well personally speaking I find it pretty cool, especially as it might help me. I suffer from IBS and stomach problems in a BIG way, have had these problems for around 14 years now, without my medication my life is a misery, well more of a misery than it is anyway. And no, before anyone questions it I do not eat much fast food, barely any actually as I am pretty much housebound most of the time owing to me having fibromyalgia and IBS amongst other things.

I agree it should always be "by authorization" of the patient/person though... Everything can be used in a non-standard way that could be bad for others, but look at booze/cigs etc, even cars and you can see how the advertisements and lobbying of governments and so on affect that. Just because it COULD be used badly, doesn't mean it should be banned. I am taking many pharmaceuticals at the moment that could possibly be discontinued if cannabis was legalized here in the UK for pain etc as prescribed by doctors, but because of the "nanny" state and possibly lobbying/backhanders from pharma it's not looking likely that'll happen. So instead I have to decide if I want to get the cannabis from elsewhere and be labelled a criminal if caught using it, or to take many many pills that are lining the pharma and governments pockets. Sometimes being a "criminal" is necessary, despite what the governments think.

[Tocsin_786]

To play devils advocate, this can really be helpful for brain trauma/damaged people, and people with Retro and Antrograde Amnesia and Alzheimer. I still think that this is a scary tool in the wrong hands. 

[Uzume]

Abilify already has a monthly depot injectible form that doctors use with patients with poor compliance so there isn't a major need, but it could be handy for other medication without these long term depot options.

[arbellason55]

2 hours ago, SansVarnic said:

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[PhantomJaguarr]

This might help me. I forget to take my needed medication sometimes even with a stupid granny pill box. It's a serious issue tbh because I feel fine. 

[Guest lilbman]

Don'tcha just love Big Brother?  It's honestly like slowly boiling a frog, what is happening to us.  Over time, they slowly add more and more ways to intrude on us and track us and as a society, we won't be able to see it as a problem until it's too late.

[Godlygamer23]

On 11/14/2017 at 2:11 PM, ARikozuM said:

Funny, but sad: My co-worker, a surgeon, took the flu vaccine two months ago when they were recommending it and ended coming down with the flu until the end of October.  We should give kids vaccines to protect them from danger, but not once they have their full immunity. 

The flu vaccine did not cause the flu.Vaccines are a requirement for everyone, even if one's immune system is strong as it protects people that cannot get vaccines.

[Godlygamer23]

On 11/14/2017 at 1:37 PM, arbellason55 said:

I mean the FDA is already pretty bad, hell they approve all the lovely additives that go into processed foods. 

Consumed in the right doses, there's nothing wrong with additives that are in food. 

[Godlygamer23]

On 11/14/2017 at 2:04 PM, TheCherryKing said:

Everybody at the FDA needs to be fired! They are approving things that are NOT safe such as drugs, vaccines, microchip implants, GMO's, preservatives, and more!

"Drugs" is a pretty broad term, which would include alcohol and caffeine. Drugs are a requirement for some people to live, particularly ones with depression or physical medical issues, for example if you have arthritis. 

 

Study after study has shown that vaccines and GMOs are safe. Preservatives are fine to consume in the right doses. Overdoing anything will cause problems. Drinking too much water at one shot can kill you.