21903 In the U.S., approved the release tablets with the chip for schizophrenics (4 photos)

In the U.S., approved the release tablets with the chip for schizophrenics (4 photos)



В США одобрен выпуск таблеток с чипом для шизофреников (4 фото)

It happened. American management under the control over quality of foodstuff and medicines (FDA) first in the world issued a permit for the use of medications are equipped with a microchip. Now prescriptions for taking medications to patients with chronic forms of the disease will be carried out carefully and under constant supervision.

В США одобрен выпуск таблеток с чипом для шизофреников (4 фото)

Built-in chips the size of a grain of sand will track the frequency of taking the prescribed tablets by the doctor, relatives or Trustees. Monitoring the patient’s medications will provide special smart patch that is able to determine the activity of man during the day and transmit data to the mobile application via Bluetooth. The security of sensitive personal data is ensured by encryption.

В США одобрен выпуск таблеток с чипом для шизофреников (4 фото)

The experiments will start with an electronic version of the drug Abilify (Abilify MyCite is a joint product of Japanese pharmaceutical company Otsuka Pharmaceutical, which manufactures drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar personality disorder and depression, and California-based Proteus Digital Health that manufactured the sensor) prescribed for psychosis. Only in USA this medication for 15 years appointed 7 million patients. The irony is that patients with mental illness often refuse to take prescribed pills because they believe that they thus carry out the surveillance of state authorities, security forces or extraterrestrials. And just then the most that neither is a medical “big brother” in its purest form.

However, the importance of compliance with regulations is important not only for the individual patient, but also to determine the effectiveness of medicines, and therefore it would justify the expenditure on research.

В США одобрен выпуск таблеток с чипом для шизофреников (4 фото)

With high probability we can predict that in the near future chips will be installed and other drugs. It remains to determine how to raise the price of such “smart” drugs. And wouldn’t that be invasion of privacy. In addition, some experts have expressed concern because the spread of chipped medicines may cause fact that there will be penalties against negligent patients who for some reason had not taken prescribed electronic tablet in accordance with the established schedule of medication.

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Source: theverge.com

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