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  • Utah tests AI-driven prescription renewals; FDA safety implications loom
    February 3, 2026, 6:08 AM EST. Utah regulators have struck a deal with Doctronic, a health-tech startup, to deploy an AI system that will conduct a clinical evaluation of patients and autonomously renew about 200 common medications when appropriate. The arrangement, announced in January, tests whether a state can authorize patients' prescriptions to be renewed without direct clinician input. Supporters call it a practical step toward scalable AI in care; critics warn it skirts traditional guardrails and could spur a broader challenge to the FDA's authority over new AI-driven medical products. Interviews with industry executives and policy experts describe the move as a potential "rule break" that could shape how regulators supervise the next wave of clinical AI tools in medicine.