Providers Embrace US FDA REMS Integration Plan But Wary Of Another iPledge ‘Failure’
Executive Summary
Providers are eager for the FDA to test integrating REMS requirements into electronic health records, but want the agency to ‘go slowly’ to avoid any disruptions along the way. Recent issues with two of the original restricted distribution plans in the US underscore the message of caution.
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