Wishful Thinking?! Both Work Experience AND Training Are Required

This topic is coming up a lot lately. There appears to be confusion about whether work experience satisfies the training program requirement, or vice versa. In a nutshell, if you are applying for a California Designated Representative or Exemptee License, you’ll have to meet both the work experience requirement, and the training program requirement (i.e., completing […]

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HDMA – Issues in Distribution: Pharmaceutical Traceability and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act

“The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA, or Title II of the Drug Quality and Security Act) was enacted on November 27, 2013. The act replaces a 50-state patchwork of pedigree requirements with one federal traceability solution for prescription medicines, and raises licensure standards across the U.S. The law will transform how the domestic supply […]

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Federal government renews charges of illicit drug distribution involving FedEx – Pharmaceutical Commerce

“It has been the contention of DEA and the Dept. of Justice for several years that companies involved in shipping and delivering controlled substances must ensure that both providers and shipment recipients are authorized (licensed) to make or receive these shipments. In “normal” distribution, a licensed manufacturer of such drugs ships them to a licensed […]

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Apply for a Designated Representative License – CA Board of Pharmacy

Follow the link below to find and download the application form that you need, including Designated Representative, and Wholesaler applications: “Apply for a License – Please select the license type you wish to apply for to download the application and instructions.” – via CA Board of Pharmacy – Apply for a License. Go to DREprof.com: The […]

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