Opinion: Realizing the promise of prescription digital therapeutics

Smartphones and tablets have transformed almost every facet of our daily lives, making it nearly impossible to imagine a world without being connected. That same technology has now crossed into health care. Prescription digital therapeutics, or PDTs, are reimagining the way we think about treating disease by using smartphones and tablets to deliver treatment anytime and anywhere.

Prescription digital therapeutics operate at the intersection of biology and technology, with researchers, clinicians, and engineers working in tandem to leverage the power of software to treat disease. They are designed