diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Footer/Footer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Footer/Footer.tsx
index 34820b9b..68a22263 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Footer/Footer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Footer/Footer.tsx
@@ -107,8 +107,14 @@ function Footer() {
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex justify-center rounded  px-4 py-2 ">
-          © 2025 Balancer. All rights reserved. V1 2-04-2025
+        <div className="flex justify-center rounded px-4 py-2 ">
+          <p>© 2025 Balancer. All rights reserved. V1 2-04-2025</p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex justify-center rounded px-4 py-2 ">
+          <p className="text-gray-600 text-sm font-light italic">
+            Balancer is an educational resource designed to support{" "}
+            —never replace— the judgment of licensed U.S. clinicians. Final prescribing decisions must always be made by the treating clinician.
+          </p>
         </div>
       </footer>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/PatientManager/PatientManager.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/PatientManager/PatientManager.tsx
index 2cb8ede3..a8c10f0e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/PatientManager/PatientManager.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/PatientManager/PatientManager.tsx
@@ -87,14 +87,17 @@ const PatientManager = () => {
 
   const descriptionEl = (
     <div className="md:mt-10">
-      Use our tool to get medication suggestions for bipolar disorder based on
-      patient characteristics.{" "}
-      <Link
-        to="/data-sources"
-        className="mr-5 underline hover:border-blue-600 hover:text-blue-600 hover:no-underline"
-      >
-        Read about where we get our data.
-      </Link>
+      <p>Use our tool to explore medication options for bipolar disorder based on patient characteristics.</p>
+      <p>
+        <Link
+          to="/data-sources"
+          className="mr-5 underline hover:border-blue-600 hover:text-blue-600 hover:no-underline"
+        >
+          Read about where we get our data.
+        </Link>
+      </p>
+      <p className="text-gray-600 mt-4 text-sm font-light italic">Balancer is an educational resource designed to support —never replace— the judgment of licensed U.S. clinicians.</p>
+      <p className="text-gray-600 text-sm font-light italic">Final prescribing decisions must always be made by the treating clinician.</p>
     </div>
   );