With the proliferation of health apps for mobile devices comes the vexed question, "When do they become medical devices?"
From step-counting, to heart-monitoring and skin treatment advice, the confusion has prompted the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to issue updated guidance in the form of a step-by-step interactive pdf to check if an app is a medical device - CLICK HERE.
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