There has been talk of allowing e-labelling in the European Union for years now, yet companies still have to supply their instructions for use in hard copy. The situation could – and should – change soon, says Joachim Wilke.
The change that will allow medical device companies operating in the European Union to supply instructions for use in electronic rather than in paper format is well overdue and the European Commission should start the necessary procedures that will result in proposed e-labelling text being adopted as quickly as possible...
