Industry Bulletins | September 27, 2017
The FDA Approves The First App For Treating Addiction Disorder By Pear Therapeutics
After a process that lasted for several years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first app for the treatment of addiction disorder. Pear Therapeutics, the developer, created the app to be prescribed by a clinical professional and used in conjunction with counseling.
Pear Therapeutics is part of the field of digital therapeutics startup companies, or companies which specialize in creating software health treatment that is effective, safe, and inexpensive. In the example of this app, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a proven-effective treatment for addiction disorder, is digitally administered online via desktop or phone. CBT examines the relationship . . .