CA Designated Rep - Licenses in Good Standing | Designated Representative and Exemptee

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Updated January 29, 2026

Ever wonder how many licensed Designated Representatives there are?

As of the end of November 2025:

Designated Representative (EXC): 3,014
Designated Representative-3PL (DRL): 643
Designated Representative-Reverse Distributor (DRR): 25

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For Designated Representative license applicants - Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

California (earn a training affidavit):

CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training
The Designated Representative Institute

Florida:

Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants - Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

California (earn a training completion certificate):

Glossary - Exemptee & Designated Representative

Computer Based Training (CBT): This is closely related to other e-learning or eLearning terms, such as: online training, web-based training (WBT), internet-based training (IBT), digital training, virtual training, e-training (technology based traiing, TBT). e-learning refers to all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching.
Designated Representative: A California designated representative is an individual who performs clerical, inventory control, housekeeping, delivery, maintenance, or similar functions related to the distribution or dispensing of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices.
Designated Representative-3PL: An individual approved by the board to provide sufficient and qualified supervision of a third-party logistics provider’s place of business. The designated representative-3PL shall protect the public health and safety in the handling, storage, warehousing, distribution, and shipment of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices. (CA BOP).

Designated Representative-Reverse Distributor: An individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant to Section 4053.2, who is responsible for supervision over a licensed wholesaler that only acts as a reverse distributor (CA Board of Rx - Desig Rep RD).
DRIC: Designated Representative In Charge (DRIC)
e-Learning: Also referred to as eLearning. A wide set of applications and processes, such as Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration.
Exemptee: A California exemptee is an employee that meets the required knowledge and training mandated by California Health and Safety Code 111656.4.
HMDR: Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Licensing Program. This Program licenses all California and Out-of-State facilities and businesses who supply medical devices or durable medical equipment for use in the home to treat acute or chronic illnesses or injuries.
Manufacturer: California law defines a “manufacturer” as any person who prepares, derives, produces, compounds, or repackages any drug or device except a pharmacy that manufactures on the immediate premises where the drug or device is sold to the ultimate consumer. (B&P § 4033(a), (b), (c); see also H&S § 109970.)
NCDQS: At the National Coalition for Drug Quality & Security (NCDQS), our accreditation programs for wholesale drug distributors go beyond the most stringent state and federal regulations to include best practices in maintaining the quality and security of drug products.
SOP: SOP is the abbreviation for Standard Operating Procedures. Both the Board of Pharmacy and the HMDR require SOPS.
VAWD: The Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors (VAWD) accreditation is for facilities engaged in the act of wholesale drug distribution. The VAWD program has been rebranded as the "NABP Drug Distributor Accreditation" program.; Under California law, a “wholesaler” is any person who acts as a wholesale merchant, broker, jobber, customs broker, reverse distributor, agent, or a nonresident wholesaler, who sells for resale, or negotiates for distribution, or takes possession of, any dangerous drug or device. (B&P § 4043(a).)

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2 comments:

Austin LeeJanuary 29, 2026 at 7:37 AM
When the time comes, and your company needs another California Designated Representative - Wholesaler, or a California Designated Representative - 3PL, they'll need Board-approved training to apply for their Designated Representative license application.

Board-approved California Designated Representative courses:
- Wholesaler Training Course
- 3PL Training Course
- Reverse Distributor Training Course

California Board of Pharmacy Designated Representative - Training solutions by SkillsPlus International Inc.
Austin LeeJanuary 29, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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