We translate pharmaceutical packaging and labelling with medical accuracy and regulatory compliance, ensuring your products are clear and trusted worldwide
Packaging & labelling
Packaging and labelling translation that speaks volumes
Clarity on
every label
Bringing a new drug to market is a complex process, but your translation process needn’t be. As your localization partner, we can help ensure you maintain your competitive edge by rapidly translating your packaging and labelling, without losing sight of the bigger picture.
Due to our extensive expertise, we can ensure your new drug’s information resonates globally. From prescribing information and SmPCs for healthcare professionals to patient leaflets, graphics, and labels, our meticulous process guarantees clarity and accuracy.
Setting the standard for medical translation
We work with trained clinicians and medical linguists to review, validate, and adapt your materials for each target market, while our advanced terminology management tools ensure unwavering consistency. So your message is both medically sound and clear for patients.
We’re also a member of ISPOR, have access to specialist dictionaries, and follow these standards:
ISO 17100 – Translation services
ISO 9001 – Quality management systems
ISO 13485 – Medical devices
ISO 18587 – Machine translation post-editing
Translations for any kind of packaging or labelling
With 20 years experience, 12,000 linguists, and 330+ language pairs, we can help make sure your labels are consistent across medical devices, prescription drugs, or generics.
Packaging.
Translate folding box text, blister pack information, inserts, quick-start guides, and more.
Labels.
Keep your labels compliant and consistent. Translate ingredient lists, INCI nomenclature, allergen statements and recycling information.
Regulations.
We’ll make sure that your translated content is compliant across all markets.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How are packaging materials adapted for each target market?
By localization, regulatory adaptation and design typesetting in a single coordinated workflow. Packaging is constrained by target-market regulatory requirements (mandatory content, font sizes, language ordering, symbol use), retail and trade requirements (barcodes, country-specific markings), and physical layout. We handle all three together, with print-ready output.
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What type of labelling does Geo Language Services provide?
Pharmaceutical labelling (cartons, blister labels, vial labels, SmPCs, PILs, mock-ups for regulatory submission), medical device labelling and IFUs (compliant with MDR/IVDR Annex I), consumer product labelling (food, cosmetics, household), industrial and machinery labelling (CE marking content, safety labels, hazard warnings) and chemicals labelling (CLP, REACH, GHS).
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Does Geo Language Services have access to specialist dictionaries?
Yes. We work with the standard medical and regulatory reference resources — MedDRA, EDQM Standard Terms, INN nomenclature, harmonised SmPC and PIL templates, QRD templates, ISO standard terminology for symbols and units — alongside client-specific termbases for proprietary product names, formulations and brand vocabulary.
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How are terminology management tools used to ensure consistency?
Approved terminology is held in client-specific termbases, applied through linguist workflow, and enforced through automated QA tooling. Terminology persists across every project for an account — every label, every IFU, every leaflet, in every language. New terms are added collaboratively and approved before they enter the termbase, so the same concept reads the same way across every touchpoint.
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Will a trained clinician perform a review?
Where the content type requires it, yes. Patient-facing labelling and IFUs for higher-risk medical devices, pharmaceutical labelling with clinically significant content, and content for sensitive therapeutic areas can include a clinician review as an additional step. Reviewer credentials are documented and shared on request to support regulatory submission.