Published time: 15 Nov, 2017 03:10 An antipsychotic pill that digitally tracks consumption has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Abilify MyCite will be used in the treatment of chronic mental conditions and is an upgrade on Abilify, which was approved for patients suffering from schizophrenia in 2002. According to the […]
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A schizophrenia drug is the first pill with a digital sensor and tracking system to be approved by the FDA
PavelKant/Shutterstock Otksuka Pharmaceutical has received approval for the first drug with a digital tracking system. A sensor in the pill sends a message to a wearable patch to keep track of ingestion. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had approved Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd’s Abilify MyCite, the first drug with a […]
Fish boost for pregnant women: Eating oily fish could protect babies against schizophrenia
PREGNANT women who eat plenty of fish protect their babies against developing schizophrenia later in life, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Montreal schizophrenia patients face their demons through virtual reality
An experimental treatment being piloted at Montreal’s Philippe-Pinel Institute allows psychiatric patients to interact with avatars designed by them, to learn to suppress their inner voices. CBC | Health News
More than a decade with schizophrenia: how one UPEI student has coped
UPEI student Ketan Dulal was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his 20s while completing his undergrad in Germany. He’s thankful the diagnosis happened there and not in his home country of Nepal, where families try to hide mental illness for fear of being shunned. CBC | Health News