Prescription digital therapeutics: A new frontier for pharmacists and the future of treatment.

Within digital health, digital therapeutics (DTx) are increasingly used to provide clinical treatment. DTx are evidence-based, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-authorized software to treat or manage medical conditions and are available either via prescription or as nonprescription products. DTx that require clinician initiation and oversight are called prescription DTx (PDTs). DTx and PDTs have unique mechanisms of action and are expanding treatment options beyond traditional pharmacotherapy. They may be implemented on their own or used in combination with a drug and in some cases may be the only treatment option for a particular disease state. This article explains how DTx and PDTs function and how these technologies can be incorporated by pharmacists as they attend to their patients' care.