Introduction to braille
for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors
What exactly is braille? Braille is a tactile writing system consisting of raised dots felt with the fingertips. Braille enables the blind and visually impaired to read and write.
Legal framework for the use of braille in the healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical sectors
European Directive 2004/27/EC stipulates that the name and, if applicable, the dosage strength of medicinal products must appear in braille on their packaging. At the same time, manufacturers can use braille to ensure safe medical care for the visually impaired. Therefore, companies in the medical sector cannot circumvent including braille on product packaging.
In addition, the standard provides instructions for how braille should be correctly applied to packaging. The intention here is to ensure that the technical implementation of the EU directive is consistent with other worldwide regulations.
Professional translation services for braille
Our tailor-made service
We know that including braille on packaging and labels is often a major challenge for businesses. You can rely on our experts to help you produce braille.
- Production of braille from electronic templates (text files)
- Printing on paper or film (including transparent self-adhesive film for reuse)
- Creation of raised transparent braille lettering
- Production of packaging in braille
- Production of general information documents
- Production of labels for medical devices
mt-g: A reliable language service provider
that knows your needs
Expert and personal advice
Your project manager is your personal point of contact. They will provide you with expert advice and guide you through the entire braille process.
You can always reach our project managers, whether by email or phone. They address challenges without fuss and with a solution-oriented approach.
Braille
produced by experts
At mt-g, all project managers are experts in their respective fields. Our teams provide the expertise so that we can diligently deliver each language service.
Together we will agree on deadlines and clarify budget requirements. We reliably meet all specified requirements at all times.
Expertise
creates trust
We firmly believe that every language service requires careful and accurate planning. For this reason, we discuss in detail the wishes of our customers before each project to ensure that your braille project is completed to the highest standards.
Our multilingual project managers carefully assess each assignment and proactively ask the right questions. This is what makes us such a reliable language service provider.