This article, "Novartis chip ensures bitter pills are swallowed" discusses the use of microchips in pills as a way of monitoring patients' adherence to their prescriptions. Please follow the link to the article on the Financial Times website:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1473442-a6f4-11de-bd14-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
Is this an ethically appropriate method of ensuring that patients follow their doctors' prescriptions? Do you view this technology as infringing on individual rights and privacy or as promoting the health and safety of these individuals?
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