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The patch also logs daily activity (steps) and time spent at rest (sleeping and reclining), which is sent to a smartphone app.
1 The sensor sends a signal to a patch worn on a patient’s torso the patch logs the date and time of ingestion and communicates this information to a smartphone app, usually within 2 hours. A patient swallows the drug, and then a nanosensor in the pill is activated by the patient’s stomach acid, triggering release of an antipsychotic used to treat mental illness. CommentaryĪripiprazole, the active ingredient in the nanodrug described in the case, works via a digital health feedback system (DHFS).
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Amidst this disagreement, Dr S is unsure about how to proceed. BR’s parents are adamant that he be prescribed the nanodrug and reiterate that BR has been forgetful and distracted lately and needs the reminders that the wearable patch, which contains a sensor that detects signals from the nanodrug, would trigger. However, BR is reluctant, stating, “I want to take the medicine, but I don’t want to be monitored.” BR clarifies that his usual treatments have worked well for him in the past, and he promises to keep taking his medication. BR’s parents support this plan for nanopill-assisted surveillance of their son’s medication compliance. This would help Dr S’s staff monitor BR’s adherence to the medication and help prevent acute exacerbations, particularly psychotic episodes. Dr S considers prescribing BR a nanodrug that can monitor whether (but not necessarily exactly when) BR has ingested the medication. Given the stress at home, BR has been forgetting to take prescribed medication and has suffered a psychotic episode that required him to be forcibly sedated and hospitalized for 10 days. BR has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Caseĭr S is a child psychiatrist who has been seeing BR, now age 16, for about 2 years. How those stakeholders’ interests should be considered is explored here in the context of the psychiatrist’s professional care management responsibilities and the burdens each stakeholder must bear over the course of the patient’s care. Relevant stakeholders are the teen, the parents, and society. This case explores ethical questions about tracking medication adherence in a 16-year-old patient with schizophrenia.