Monday, June 25, 2012

FDA regulators face daunting task as health apps multiply

There's an article in USA Today about the proliferation of health care "apps".  

Last year, the FDA began to lay down the law. The agency released a first draft of guidelines that require mobile apps developers making medical claims to apply for FDA approval for those applications, the same way that new medical devices must be proved safe and effective before they can be sold. But that process can be both time-consuming and expensive

This article might be helpful to remind our students that the FDA doesn't just approve drugs.

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