Nolla Health Launches AI-Generated Acne Prescription Service in Utah

<figure> <img alt="An image showing the Nolla Health app" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/nolla-health-app.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">People in Utah can now use AI to obtain a prescription for acne treatment. On October 5, 2026, healthcare startup Nolla Health announced that users in the state can scan their faces using its app, allowing its AI system to analyze acne severity and autonomously write a prescription, as reported by Bloomberg.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The service is launching as a pilot program with gradually loosening physician oversight. Initially, two physicians will approve each AI-generated prescription before they are issued for the first 100 patients. After this, physicians will start reviewing prescriptions only after they are issued for up to 500 patients. Following this phase, physicians will review a sample of at least 10% of prescriptions.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1005075/nolla-health-acne-ai-prescriptions">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>