The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a new interactive tool and best practice guide to help developers of health apps navigate a complex and confusing regulatory maze.
While most clinicians would probably expect the FDA to be the most active player when it comes to oversight of medical and health apps, the FDA medical app guidance released a few years ago made it clear that the agency intended to focus on a very narrow sliver of commercially available medical apps. The FTC has increasingly flexed its regulatory muscles when it comes to health apps, particularly those that make specific health claims.
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