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FDA permits marketing of mobile medical application for substance use disorder

(FDA) has cleared for marketing the first prescription mobile medical application to help treat substance use disorders (SUDs) involving alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and stimulants, but not opioid dependence.

The reSET application, from Pear Therapeutics, should be used in conjunction with both outpatient therapy and a contingency management system, a widely used program for treating SUD that utilizes a series of incentives to reward patients for adherence to their treatment program, the FDA says.

The reSET system is indicated as a prescription-only adjunct treatment for patients with SUD who are not currently receiving opioid replacement therapy, who do not abuse alcohol solely, or whose primary substance of abuse is not opioids, the FDA says

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