“Throughout the conference, manufacturers, distributors, and other members of the drug supply chain expressed concern over the current lack of guidance from FDA regarding compliance with federal product tracing laws with only 49 days until the DSCSA is set to begin to take effect. Dr. Connie Jung, Acting Associate Director for Policy and Communications for […]
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It’s Holiday Season. Complete Designated Rep & Exemptee Training Before Year End!
The holidays are coming! Don’t let your Exemptee training or Designated Representative training hang over your head going into November and December. Just get it done now, before: the kids get out of school you find yourself cooking in the kitchen shopping for the holidays Go to DREprof.com: The Designated Representative and Exemptee Training Website CA […]
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 […]
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 […]
Design Considerations for Devices Intended for Home Use – FDA Guidance
Read the full guidance: Design Considerations for Devices Intended for Home Use – Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff (PDF – 205KB) As stated in the guidance, “This guidance is intended to assist manufacturers in designing and developing home use devices that comply with applicable standards of safety and effectiveness and other […]
CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) FAQs
“The Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) licensing program is administered as part of the Medical Device Safety Section and is governed by law found in the California Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law. The Sherman Law was amended in the 1999-2000 legislative session to establish the HMDR licensing program. … Also found below is a link to […]