Mhealth app guidelines released by FDA

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The Food and Drug Administration has now issued its final guide for applications of a medical and health nature. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now released a final mhealth guide that shows just how medical and health apps are going to be regulated within the United States. The FDA has also decided that they will not be enforcing under the Federal Drug and Cosmetic App. The FDA has come to the conclusion that the majority of health and medical apps don’t pose very much of a risk to…

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Mhealth will be defined by regulatory issues in 2013

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Attorneys are cautioning that this year will face significant changes in rules. With 2012 behind us, the first year in which mhealth played an important role in patient education and care has come to a close, and this year will open up new opportunities for both the use of the technology and for its regulation. There were already regulatory issues for mobile health in 2012 and these will carry over into this year.

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