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===Mobile medical applications===
In 2013, a guidance was issued to regulate [[mobile medical apps|mobile medical applications]] and protect users from their unintended use. This guidance distinguishes the apps subjected to regulation based on the marketing claims of the apps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ConnectedHealth/MobileMedicalApplications/ucm255978.htm |title=Mobile Medical Applications |publisher=Food and Drug Administration |access-date=March 14, 2015 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904095950/http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ConnectedHealth/MobileMedicalApplications/ucm255978.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Incorporation of the guidelines during the development phase of these apps has been proposed for expedited market entry and clearance.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Yetisen AK, Martinez-Hurtado JL, da Cruz Vasconcellos F, Simsekler MC, Akram MS, Lowe CR | title = The regulation of mobile medical applications | journal = Lab on a Chip | volume = 14 | issue = 5 | pages = 833–840 | date = March 2014 | pmid = 24425070 | doi = 10.1039/C3LC51235E }}</ref>