New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Over six million visually impaired Indians could soon access their medicine details through voiceovers. In addition to Braille labels--reported by Mint earlier--the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has proposed mandatory QR codes with voice assistance on medicine packs to help visually-impaired people, who struggle to identify crucial medication details.

The CDSCO, India's primary regulatory body for pharmaceuticals, initiated the move after receiving numerous complaints regarding the problems faced by visually-impaired people in accessing medicine details--including the name and expiry date, which often made them dependent on others.

The regulator has invited stakeholder feedback on the recomme...