Shouldn't they use this with antibiotics first, to better make sure that people take the full course of their prescription? > Abilify is an arguably unusual ch

Shouldn't they use this with antibiotics first, to better make sure that people take the full course of their prescription? > Abilify is an arguably unusual choice for the first sensor-embedded medicine. It is prescribed to people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and, in conjunction with an antidepressant, major depressive disorder. > Many patients with these conditions do not take medication regularly, often with severe consequences. But symptoms of schizophrenia and related disorders can include paranoia and delusions, so some doctors and patients wonder how widely digital Abilify will be accepted. Abilify is a "partial dopamine agonist" - the other anti-psychotics are stronger dopamine agonists, and are much more effective at inducing akathasia [0] ("inner restlessness"). This class of drugs are palliative medications that don't address the causes of a patient's symptoms. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akathisia#Drug-induced https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akathisia#Drug-induced When my friend's sixth hospitalization put her on Abilify, she got worse as the week progressed. The day before she was released she was as delusional as she'd ever been. I was certain they'd send her to another hospital, but they released her anyways. I got a call the next day, and had to drive 5 hours to retrieve her from Las Vegas, where she'd ditched the 'friends' who'd talked her into going to California. There is no controversy about Abilify causing compulsive behaviors: https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm498662.htm https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm498662.htm https://www.thedailybeast.com/patients-say-abilify-turned-them-into-compulsive-gamblers-and-sex-addicts https://www.thedailybeast.com/patients-say-abilify-turned-th... The only way to escape from maintenance meds like Abilify is to taper off. If the digital pill is tattling on the patient, it only makes their recovery more difficult.