Abilify Ingestible-Sensor Pill Seeks To Revolutionize Adherence
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Otsuka and Proteus are seeking to revolutionize the adherence of medicines with their drug-device product, which embeds an ingestible sensor into the atypical antipsychotic Abilify (aripiprazole).
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