On May 8, 2023, Inside Health Policy featured an article highlighting the Center for U.S. Policy’s Citizen Petition, advocating for the recall of a widely utilized clinical decision software tool that scores patients’ likelihood of misusing controlled medications. The Citizen Petition raised concerns about the software’s impact on patients, noting that it can result in some individuals being denied necessary medications. To address these issues, the Petition urges the FDA to appropriately regulate the software as a medical device.
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