Could paper package leaflet be left out from hospital products?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Package leaflet provides information about medicinal product to the user. Printed leaflet is familiar and available, however poorly legible, especially when containing multiple languages. It is resourceful to update, has potential to go missing or get damaged, and is environmentally burdensome. The pharmaceutical manufacturers in the Baltic countries have been granted permission to market selected hospital medicinal products without printed package leaflet. The industrial pilot project is expected to promote availability of medicinal products and patient safety via increased access to medicinal information.

Objective

Only few countries in Europe have derogated from Article 58 of Directive 2001/83/EC. Knowledge about the effects of removal of paper package leaflet

SUBMITTER: Sirkas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9465427 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature