# 1,000 AI Devices Authorized. None Can Write a Prescription.

- slug: 1000-ai-devices-authorized-none-can-write-a-prescription
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Agentics

The FDA has cleared 1,000+ AI medical devices. None could write a prescription. ADVOCATE wants to change that — and the stakes are 200,000 lives a year.

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