Today technology has taken over many areas of our lives, but you probably never expected to find it literally IN your medication.  That's exactly what's happening, though.  A U.S. company, Prodeus Biomedical, has developed what is being called a smart pill and patch system which will debut in the U.K. in September, 2012.

The system consists of three parts:  tablets in which tiny sensors have been embedded, a patch to be worn on the body and a smartphone app.  When the tablet is swallowed,...