An integrated system for injection including an injection device (10) in electronic connection with a communication device (A) is provided. The external communication device may be a handheld electronic device such as a Smartphone or a dedicated reader such as a reader capable of reading information contained on an RFID tag. The injection device includes a needle (12) and a drug delivery portion (28) enclosed within an external housing. Optionally a plurality of sensors (16) is affixed to the surface of the needle to collect data about the injection and physical characteristics of the patient. The data may be recorded on a data capture module (36). The electronic chip may be a readable and writable electronic chip such as a non¬ volatile memory chip. The injection device may further include a data transmitter (42) for sending information obtained from the data capture module to the external communications device.
