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Digital tracking medication: big promise or Big Brother?

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In late 2017, the United States FDA approved the first example of a new generation of medication – a pill with a ‘digital ingestion tracking system’ that transmits data that the pill has been taken enabling doctors (and patients) to track whether and when the patient has taken their medication. The technology offers considerable benefits by improving patient adherence to medication regimes. This paper explores a range of possible concerns raised by this new technology including privacy consid...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/17579961.2019.1665791

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Law
Sub department:
Law Faculty
Oxford college:
St Anne's College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
Journal:
Law, Innovation and Technology Journal website
Volume:
11
Issue:
2
Pages:
203-230
Publication date:
2019-09-12
Acceptance date:
2019-04-15
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EISSN:
1757-997X
ISSN:
1757-9961
Language:
English
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pubs:1028599
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uuid:619686cd-ad4b-40d4-9b15-d6584b2e0824
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pubs:1028599
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1028599
Deposit date:
2019-07-08

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