FDA approves Abilify pill with sensor that tracks compliance

Abstract

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month approved the first drug in the United States with a digital ingestion tracking system. 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, for acute treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, and for use as an add‐on treatment for depression in adults.