Readability testing
Legimate and clever test designs for your Pil / IfU / SSCP readability test (M.1.3.4).Readability Test PiL for your Module 1.3.4
Knowhownow – readability test professionals since 2006
Readability test Leesbaarheidstest Lesbarkeitstest Test di leggibilità Teste de lisibilité Läsbarhet testet
Knowhownow is a European Group of Readability test professionals, based in the Netherlands. Since 2006, we have guided over 1000 package leaflets to submission. Knowhownow conducts your PIL user tests in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, USA and the Netherlands. We are well known for our state of the art quality and flexibility. We conduct our readability tests and IfU tests on patient instruction leaflets by guidelines issued by MhrA, EMA, AIFA, CBG-MEB, PEI, Bfarm, MSNA, FAGG.
Furthermore we have quite a track record concerning our success rate: 100% of our PIL user tests have been validated by various authorities. We continue to receive sincere compliments from the authorities on the quality of our extended reports. Submission ready for your M.1.3.4.
Services Readability Test Pil – PIL user tests
Timeline:
– regular 6 -7 weeks
– expedited 4 weeks (subject to additional fee)
Services :
– eCTD friendly dossier
– EMA and MHRA compliant reporting.
– Merging of all documents into 1 PDF for submission (m.1.3.4)
– Independent review of leaflet and mock-up.
– Rewriting of the leaflet upon request.
– Recruitment of 20 fresh – native users / consumers
– Preparation of protocol / questionnaire
– Arranging interview facility, all 20 interviews are held under the same conditions. Any disturbances are documented.
– Conducting of the interviews.
– Reporting within 2 weeks after fieldwork
– Printing of the mock-up in small batches
– Secure AVG / GDPR
– Documenting of individual detailed social demografic data of respondents (though not mandatory yet, we experience this is required by EMA and MHRA assessors more and more often).
– Documenting subjective ease of finding, PEI mandatory
Additional services:
Testing design
– Pilot testing of PiL or protocol
PIL/Mock-up
– Mock up design: we comply with all National Agency Specifications as well as your company’s design specifications
– Review of the Word text. Amendments are based on technical readabilitity, use of laymen terms, thousands of interviews etc. All in order to optimize readability (i.e. legible, clear and easy to use). Generally prioir to testing.
– PIL reformatting to current QRD
– 3D mock-up preparations
Bridging statements
2006
Experience since 2006
1000+
Tested Leaflets
100%
Success rate
For a readability test find our fieldwork sites in (but not limited to):
United Kingdom: London, Bishops’ Stortford
France: Clichy, Paris, Colmar
Sweden: Umeå, Malmö
Germany: Dusseldorf, Kleve
The Netherlands: Nijmegen, Mook
Belgium: Liège
National authorities dealing with readability test
Netherlands: | Leesbaarheidstest | CbG-MeB | https:\\www.cbg-meb.nl |
Germany: | Lesbarkeitstest | Bfarm | https:\\www.bfarm.de/ |
Denmark: | læsbarhed test | Danish Health and Medicines Authority | https:\\www.laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk |
France: | test de lisibilité | ANSM | https:\\ansm.sante.fr |
Finnland: | luettavuus testi | Fimea | https:\\www.fimea.fi |
IrEland: | Readability test | HPRA | https:\\www.hpra.ie |
Italy: | test di leggibilità | AIFA | https:\\www.agenziafarmaco.it |
Norway: | lesbarhet test | Norwegian Medicines | https:\\www.legemiddelverket.no |
Spain: | test de legibilidad | SAMH | https:\\www.aemps.gob.es |
Sweden: | läsbarhet testet | Medical Products Agency | htps:\\www.lakemedelsverket.se |
UK: | Readability test | MHRA | https:\\www.mhra.gov.uk |
For manufacturers of medicines, Europe requests to present the leaflet in one language to consumer panels. When we test a package leaflet for readability, attention is paid to findability, comprehensibility and applicability of the information. The readability test may be a reason to further improve a package leaflet.
The readability test is a mandatory part of the European registration procedure and the test results are included in the registration dossier. Knowhownow tests package leaflets according to a fixed procedure that is based on the guidelines of the European Commission. Your contribution is very important.