The Big Question What if your body could make its own medicine?

[1LoverofGod]

**This is an older article but I just heard about this a few moments ago. I thought to share for those who have not heard of this technology that has been experimented on in the military, where DARPA is a special unit in the DOD for development of Bio-weaponry and typically does it's trials on military soldiers.
I just know that I do not comply for anything implantable that supposedly is to "better my health".

Excerpts from article:

The Problem​

For people with chronic medical conditions that require continuous management, taking medicine as prescribed can be difficult. Whether the treatment involves self-administered injections or swallowing a pill, patients often struggle to take the correct dose at the correct time – which can lead to serious negative repercussions for their health. For those who live with memory loss, arthritis, or other mobility-limiting conditions, these issues may be compounded.

Failure to properly take prescription drugs – also known as medication non-adherence – is a major problem in the United States. Up to 50% of adults currently fail to take the medicine that they should, causing more than $100 billion in preventable costs per year.1,2 Many factors lead to low adherence rates, including forgetfulness, cost, fear of side effects due to impersonalized treatments, and complex medication schedules.....

.....The Solution

REACT aims to overcome the problems surrounding medication non-adherence by creating two different—but related—bioelectronic devices capable of treating chronic conditions remotely. These devices will be implanted in patients during minor outpatient surgery and will interface with a simple software platform or app that allows users to track their condition directly.

For the first device, REACT aims to develop an implantable “Living Pharmacy” programmed to deliver therapeutic molecules in the patient on demand. This device will include cells modified to release specific treatments into the body, along with a control system that modulates the dosage. Using this approach, patients can automatically deliver single or combination therapies that are specifically tailored to the individual user by their doctor.

For the second device,.....

Read entire article here:

Programs - REACT

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) supports transformative research to drive biomedical and health breakthroughs ranging from molecular to societal to provide transformative health solutions for all.

arpa-h.gov

 

[Andy C]

Seems far fetched to me, then again, what do I know.

I will stick with taking my meds on time, every day….although occasionally I do forget.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I have a medical device implanted in my back. It seems to be helping quite a bit. As far as an implantable medicine dispenser... I think I can do that on my own, and I'd trust myself more than the implantable dispenser. I almost never forget to take the medications I'm on.

 

[1LoverofGod]

Seems far fetched to me, then again, what do I know.

I will stick with taking my meds on time, every day….although occasionally I do forget.

It's insane what these tech people imply would be so beneficial to people who need medication regulation and what's sad is so many buy into it. And it's always ended up trial and error.

What every human who thinks they can do better than God needs to understand is that God never makes mistakes, and humans continually have to keep trying to better themselves when only Jesus can bring the better for all mankind.

 

[Margery]

Just thinking as a retired RN-- this is scary stuff. Even when used for "good".

The underlying assumption of this tech is that giving someone a drug that they are prescribed is always going to be good for them when given as prescribed. And I know from years of experience that is NOT the case.

Just think about the fact that people can take a drug for years, and suddenly have a reaction.-- Right drug, right dose, right time-- but the patient's reaction changed. That was a biggie in my career, watching for patient reactions to any medication, even if they had taken it fine for years. Or their liver might metabolize drugs differently leading to a rapid overdose situation. Or nobody notices that they can't tolerate a drug in the morning, and need it given at night. Or that the drug simply isn't doing much at all for them or the side effects are intolerable, meaning a change in medication is necessary, ASAP.

With this implanted device manufacturing more all the time, and giving dose after dose, the patient could die or be permanently injured without anyone noticing or questioning.

Never mind that dr's make mistakes every day and rely on their second and third line of defence to catch it-- nurses and pharmacists. I've caught a few in my day before a patient was given the wrong dose or the wrong drug altogether or the dosing schedule was all off.

Just the "good" side to this is EXTREMELY BAD from a medical point of view.

And that is if this tech is used as they suggest in the article. Never mind all the weird evil possibilities.

 

[Tall Timbers]

The underlying assumption of this tech is that giving someone a drug that they are prescribed is always going to be good for them when given as prescribed. And I know from years of experience that is NOT the case.

I take 40 mg of lisinopril a day. If I know I'm gonna be climbing ladders the next day, I drop the dose to 30 mg, otherwise while climbing the ladder or on the roof I get dangerously dizzy. Same thing with another medicine... there are times, when from experience, I know when to adjust the dose or skip a day.

 

[Margery]

I take 40 mg of lisinopril a day. If I know I'm gonna be climbing ladders the next day, I drop the does to 30 mg, otherwise while climbing the ladder or on the rood I get dangerously dizzy. Same thing with another medicine... there are times, when from experience, I know when to adjust the dose or skip a day.

and that is exactly why this tech is so dangerous even with the best situations as outlined above.

This tech is all about compliance, being on that drug at pre set intervals for life with few options to review and revise.

Which means that patient care isn't the reason for the tech, it's the excuse for it.