Here, Dr Neil Polwart, Novarum founder and BBI group head of mobile, goes into greater detail about how digital technologies will herald a new era for pharma.
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Late last year the FDA cleared a pill with an inbuilt ingestion tracking system. Remarkably, the tablets have an inbuilt sensor that is aware when the medication has been taken and data is transmitted to a patch worn outside the body. This lets clinicians know whether patients have been taking the prescribed dose of medication needed to treat their mental health condition.