1. Research has proven that people desire printed information for technically complicated communications 2. Paper information leaflets are the only truly reliable and therefore safe means of the distribution of information with medical devices 3. Some older people are rejecting digital technology 4. Electronic product information safety performance is not guaranteed 5.
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WestRock
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WestRock filed 3 positions between 24 May 2021 and 25 May 2021, across 1 of the 583 legislative files tracked here.
What they argued
Paper information leaflets are the only truly reliable and therefore safe means of the distribution of information with medical devices – the risk of hardware or software failure, that the Commission’s document alludes to, are entirely negated with paper information leaflets Common templates can be used with paper information leaflets to facilitate cost control and increase patient comprehension Environmental claims…
As a responsible manufacturer of sustainable healthcare packaging, we share the common goal of advancing patient safety and see the continued use of printed medical information as a key means to achieve that. Our concerns with implementing regulations to replace paper information leafets with online manuals (ePI) span accessibility, cognition and ultimately the safety of patients.
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