ISO 17351 1st Edition, “Packaging – Braille on packaging for medicinal products,” has just been released and is available from Document Center Inc. in both paper and pdf format. The document was developed to meet national and regional requirements for the use of Braille on the packaging of medical products, a direct reflection of the impact of an aging population in developed countries.
The 20-page ISO 17351:2013 specifies requirements and provides guidance for the application of Braille to the labeling of medicinal products. It is a direct descendant of EN 15823:2010, generated in response to Directive 2004/27/EC. The Directive requires Braille labeling on the outer packaging for medicinal products within the EU, including the name of the product, and in some cases, the form and strength as well.
ISO Technical Committee 122, which developed the standard, envisions additional accessible packaging technologies to continue to emerge, with the probable development of additional standards in the future.
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