
Plain Language Labelling Compliance
Applied for non-prescription/Over-the-Counter drugs, Plain Language Labeling (PLL) Regulations aim to ensure the safe use of drugs. Its goal is to keep language simple and easy to read to reduce the risk to consumers who may face difficulty in reading or interpreting a drug label. The PLL Regulations put new obligations on health products manufacturers or sellers with an objective to:
- Give information in plain language
- Submit mock-ups of packages and labels for review
- Assess their health products’ names to avoid confusion
- Provide information in an easy-to-read
- Choose the standardized format to understand easily
- Show how to report harms on the product’s label
- Provide a Canadian Drug Facts Table (CDFT)