DRAFT FOR DEVELOPMENT DD 264:2007 Packaging. Braille and other formats for medicinal products
DD 264:2007 is a Draft for Development (DD) that specifies the requirements and provides guidance for the application of Braille to the labelling of medicinal products.
The provision of information on medicinal products in alternative formats, suitable for blind and partially-sighted people, is also addressed.
The labelling of medicinal products (and associated package information leaflet; see Annexes A and B) placed on the market and incorporating Braille in accordance with this Draft for Development meets the requirements of the UK implementation [4] [5], of the European Directive 2001/83/EC Article 56 (a) as amended by Directive 2004/27/EC [1].
The general principles in DD264 Draft for Development can be applied in other sectors, as appropriate.
Contents of DD 264:2007 includes:
Foreword
Scope
Terms and definitions
General requirements for medicinal product packaging
Product identification and legibility of labelling
Annexes
Package leaflet alternative formats
Alternative package leaflet formats, critical control points
Braille characteristics and recommendations
Braille critical control points
Braille character sets
Braille verification
Technology for the application of Braille to packaging for medicinal products
Braille specifications and artwork generation
Bibliography
List of figures
The Braille cell
Braille text representation
Marburg medium spacing convention for Braille
Braille transposition of letters in common use
Principle of embossing
Example of Braille positioning on a carton...