[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":391},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-drugs-vs-digital-therapeutics-a-symbiotic-rivalry":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":167,"relatedBooks":297},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":6,"modified_gmt":7,"slug":10,"status":11,"type":12,"link":13,"title":14,"content":16,"excerpt":19,"author":21,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":23,"ping_status":23,"sticky":24,"template":25,"format":26,"meta":27,"categories":28,"tags":33,"project_category":37,"contact_email_category":40,"yst_prominent_words":41,"class_list":42,"better_featured_image":58,"acf":94,"yoast_meta":111,"_links":114},51531,"2025-06-02T09:58:28","2025-06-02T07:58:28",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=51531&_wpnonce=1ecf55c219&status=auto-draft&type=post","drugs-vs-digital-therapeutics-a-symbiotic-rivalry","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdrugs-vs-digital-therapeutics-a-symbiotic-rivalry",{"rendered":15},"Drugs Vs. Digital Therapeutics – A Digital Symbiosis",{"rendered":17,"protected":18},"\n\u003Cp>For centuries, we have administered medical aid through a pill bottle or, in more serious instances, an IV drip. But the recent decade has seen us propelled into a new universe, where healing doesn’t just come from pharmacies but also from app stores. This shift has been brought about by the rise of Digital Therapeutics (DTx), healing that can be administered right through our smartphones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The title, Drugs vs. DTx, is a classic case of the “it’s complicated” relationship status. On one hand, they stand toe-to-toe, each offering unique modes of healing, on the other, they do their best when working together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defining DTx\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital therapeutics deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp>Think of it like traditional drugs, but instead of swallowing a pill, you’re tapping on an app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But this isn’t just a novel concept. They hold the promise of improved health outcomes, greater accessibility, and cost-effectiveness in patient care when used based on proper evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dance of Difference\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Recently, The Medical Futurist published an insightful infographic, highlighting the key differences between traditional drug-based therapies and digital therapeutics. This graphic visualisation captures how this new approach to treatment could help us achieve the same old goal of helping patients get better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FDrugs-Vs-DTx.jpg\" alt=\"TMF Drugs Vs DTX Infographic\" class=\"wp-image-51535\" width=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FDrugs-Vs-DTx.jpg 615w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FDrugs-Vs-DTx-768x1350.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FDrugs-Vs-DTx-874x1536.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In many ways, DTx tools are easier and quicker to develop, they’re cheaper, and they navigate a different regulatory channel. The monitoring is a whole different ball game, as DTx allows for real-time, automatic monitoring. As we discussed, it is also very different from the user experience point of view: I head to the app store instead of the pharmacy, and I use an app instead of swallowing pills. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital therapeutics are more than just a novel concept. They hold the promise of improved health outcomes, greater accessibility, and cost-effectiveness in patient care when used based on proper evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy + Access = Wider Reach\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-new-buzz-these-are-the-top-examples-of-digital-therapeutics\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">previous article\u003C\u002Fa>, we explored DTx and its benefits. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>DTx solutions are typically delivered through smartphone apps. In other words, via \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychiatrictimes.com\u002Fview\u002Ffrom-theory-to-real-world-practice-clinical-integration-of-digital-therapeutics\" target=\"_blank\">a channel pretty much everyone has access to\u003C\u002Fa>. Accessibility is one of the key factors for any new solution to become widely used.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But there is another upside: it allows a certain kind of privacy, bringing treatments to the patients’ homes, and removing stigmas typically connected to a number of therapies, either in substance abuse care or in mental health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great potential & unique risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mckinsey.com\u002Findustries\u002Flife-sciences\u002Four-insights\u002Fthe-health-benefits-and-business-potential-of-digital-therapeutics\" target=\"_blank\">report by McKinsey\u003C\u002Fa> lists great examples: “Research has shown that digital disease management can drive a 45 percent reduction in the three-month rate of major adverse cardiovascular events and a 50 percent reduction in the 30-day readmission rates for patients after acute myocardial infarction.” These impressive figures show what traditional and digital therapeutics together can do. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41746-023-00777-z\" target=\"_blank\">interesting study\u003C\u002Fa> highlights an often-overlooked factor as well: sociocultural influences that can impact the efficacy of DTx. External conditions, such as demographic factors, sociocultural and cognitive abilities, strongly influence what medicine can do and this is equally valid for traditional and digital therapeutics. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While DTx apps won’t have side effects like traditional drugs, they do have their own set of challenges. Digital barriers, privacy and data security issues are among these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eight key elements of DTx\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to the McKinsey report, impactful digital therapeutics solutions typically contain most, if not all, of the following eight elements:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Regular monitoring, measurement, and feedback through connected medical devices\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Keeping payers (patients) and providers in the loop\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Personalised coaching and support\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Gamified behavioral modification\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Building a thriving community\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Unified digital health ecosystems\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Patient education\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Advanced analytics to predict and prevent health events\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, if we look at it from a little distance, these all point towards giving patients better tools for health management. No rocket science here, just additional steps towards patient empowerment, and better partnerships between healthcare professionals and patients. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fitting DTx into the traditional medical toolbox\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, how do we make room for DTx in the millennia-old framework of medicine? It’s a fascinating question. We all understand drugs. That was our trusted tool, the “go-to” remedy for all our health issues. DTx is a brand new “weapon” in our arsenal, with fresh characteristics, waiting to fit into the established framework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In conclusion, it’s not about Drugs vs DTx. It’s about Drugs & DTx, leveraging the strengths of both for maximal benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":20,"protected":18},"\u003Cp>Drugs and Digital Therapeutics are competing comrades, bringing better results together. 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While DTx brings unique advantages, it works best in conjunction with traditional therapeutics. Together, they can deliver impressive results, such as reducing readmission rates and managing chronic conditions more effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":108},"\u003Cp>DTx represent a whole new pathway of healing that requires a bit of acclimatization: we visit app stores in addition to the pharmacy and use our phones next to, or sometimes in place of, swallowing pills\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":110},"\u003Cp>DTx has its unique potential and challenges, from real-time, automatic monitoring capabilities and higher adherence to digital barriers and data security issues\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":112,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":113,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":13},"Drugs Vs. Digital Therapeutics - A Digital Symbiosis - The Medical Futurist","Drugs and Digital Therapeutics are competing comrades, bringing better results together. 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They offer interesting new features from all walks of life, so let’s take a look at these new gadgets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are ChatGPT plugins and how you can get them? \u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You can imagine these as apps on your phone: little extra programs that give ChatGPT extra skills. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How to enter the beta features?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You need to have GPT-4 access, which comes with the paid accounts. If you have GPT-4, click on your name on the bottom left, go to settings, click on beta features and allow them with the slider. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How to add the plugins? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Adding plugins also works similarly to adding new apps to your phone: there is a “plugin store”, and you can pick whatever you fancy. When you start a new chat, hover over the GPT-4 section and you will see 3 options: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>1. Default chat, 2. Browse with Bing and 3. Plugins. Click on the plugins option if you want to use (or search for) them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FChatGPT-plugins-768x526.jpg\" alt=\"ChatGPT plugins\" class=\"wp-image-51421\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FChatGPT-plugins-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F06\u002FChatGPT-plugins.jpg 1314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>How to use them? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From that point when starting a new chat you can always choose any of the beta features, and once you are in the plugins-mode, the downward arrow will show you where the plugin store is.\u003Cbr>One limitation though: you can only have 3 active plugins – meaning plugins available in the specific chat thread – at any time, so you often need to unclick one to use another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here I will list several plugins that show useful directions for scientific or medical work. But apart from these “boring” ones, there is a plugin for literally everything, from games to diets, from Aussie surf reports to fetching the latest prices of Pokémon Cards in Japan. Feel free to look for whatever you fancy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is important to note that they are not necessarily very useful now. For a number of reasons, most of these plugins fall short as of yet. But they let us peek into a future when we all will have the most capable personal AI assistant at hand. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What are the problems for now? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They either don’t work reliably enough; pose such privacy threats that I’m not willing to take – or, often, the combination of these two. Be mindful of the privacy risks, and don’t just click through everything without paying attention! \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’ve set up a test Gmail address and Google profile for this article, as letting OpenAI – with due respect and my heartfelt gratitude for their amazing work – and these app developers access my main profile would have felt way too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, what can you do with plugins?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here are a few interesting ones:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Zapier – Interact with Gmail, Sheets, Docs, HubSpot, Salesforce\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It promises to “Interact with over 5,000+ apps like Google Sheets, Gmail, HubSpot, Salesforce, and thousands more”. In theory, you only need to ask it to draft and send an email using your Gmail account directly from ChatGPT and voilá, no need to switch between browser windows. Again, in theory, you can connect it to your other Google gadgets, like your documents or google sheets library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In practice, I straightforwardly failed when setting up automations (Zaps – as they call it) over the most simple ones. You can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fchat.openai.com\u002Fshare\u002Ff54af185-cc64-47e8-8ca3-90b9c08a447d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see my last attempt here\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002FLUg12Y322CgNr4HBBlpTrhoa9KG2hXegdzbhlmnJh0TvOVudLyhQrzvik3XqSvihxHR0OTkVYbm0b_rCQIOWNUSLqHmwUnrgTMvpw7UFaIyKZ7iYlAE5V4KRORxYMpliEP8nBHZ5SwyBGEClrxKBqJw\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>My verdict is that at this point – at least for users like me – this is rather a game and not a useful tool.\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>First, I could not justify the privacy price\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Second, it doesn’t really simplify the workflow until I can use ChatGPT to trigger actions, but I wasn’t able to do that. Which means that I have to switch between windows anyways.  \u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>In theory, I could set up automations like sending an email to Berci to review my new articles whenever I place them in a specific Google Drive folder, but the Zap was unable to access the folder\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>And so on, I’m sure you see my point, it is a very exciting idea, but needs to mature in many ways until it can become your omnipotent personal assistant for mere mortals without coding backgrounds.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Access Link \u002F Link Reader\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These are supposed to do similar things. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You can just ask Link Reader a question and it will start browsing the web trying to find the answer for you, while you need to provide a specific link for Access Link and can ask questions about its content. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They both kind of work, but not very reliably, they randomly can’t access some pages at one time and can access it a day later. In theory, these plugins can be good if you want a quick summary of a very long text (one that would surpass the upper limits of a ChatGPT prompt for example), but I wouldn’t totally trust them. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To be honest, as we already have the new beta features, for such tasks the other “Browse with Bing” option seems to be working more reliably but tends to be quite slow. In this regard,\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fchatgpt-alternatives-for-healthcare-and-research\" target=\"_blank\"> I have the best experiences\u003C\u002Fa> with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.perplexity.ai\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">perplexity\u003C\u002Fa>, which is typically very fast and it delivers correct answers quite often. 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