In response to Anika Kumar and colleagues’ investigation into prescription digital therapeutics (November 2023), I agree that evaluating evidence and inclusivity is critical for this emerging field.

But whereas Martucci’s definition of a digital therapeutic was broad, Waldron’s vision of proper digital therapeutics includes some very clear requirements: randomized controlled trials, Current Good ...

Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) are software-based treatments that are delivered on a mobile device and have undergone clinical evaluation for FDA authorization. 1,2 PDTs have shown early ...