http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120801/11211/proteus-digital-medicine-electronic-pill.htm
Food and Drug Administration, as well as its counterpart in Europe, has approved the first electronic pill. The pill is implanted with a microchip that is about the size of a grain of sand that reacts with digestive materials. Once the pill processes the information, it sends a signal to a patch that the patient wears on his or her arm, which then sends a message to the patient's physician.
The electronic pill will be most advantageous to people with long or unceasing treatments, like tuberculosis or diabetes; or for the elderly, who may forget to take their medication.
Food and Drug Administration, as well as its counterpart in Europe, has approved the first electronic pill. The pill is implanted with a microchip that is about the size of a grain of sand that reacts with digestive materials. Once the pill processes the information, it sends a signal to a patch that the patient wears on his or her arm, which then sends a message to the patient's physician.
The electronic pill will be most advantageous to people with long or unceasing treatments, like tuberculosis or diabetes; or for the elderly, who may forget to take their medication.