Masticable ingestible product and communication system therefor

A system, comprising:

• at least one ingestible device to communicate information, the ingestible device associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested;
• at least one environmentally sensitive coating material at least partially surrounding the at least one ingestible device, wherein the environmentally sensitive coating material is a first coating;
• and
• a second coating that is provided over the first coating;
• and
• wherein the environmentally sensitive coating material protects the ingestible device from dissolving in a liquid carrier component;
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• an acoustic receiver configured to couple to a user, the acoustic receiver configured to detect acoustic sounds emanating from a body of a user.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one ingestible device to communicate information, the at least one ingestible device associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested;
• at least one environmentally sensitive coating material at least partially surrounding the at least one ingestible device;
• and
• a liquid carrier component that is provided over the at least one environmentally sensitive coating;
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• wherein the at least one environmentally sensitive coating material protects the ingestible device from dissolving in the liquid carrier component.