Free Download - Applying GS1 Standards to U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Business Processes to support DSCSA - GS1 US

• California Designated Representative Training (for wholesalers, third-party logistics providers) - Approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy - Earns a training affidavit
• Register for a course now, for:  Wholesalers | 3PL | Reverse Distributors

Updated June 1, 2025

The original link got outdated and broke.

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GS1 US DSCSA Implementation Suite

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Request to download the free guide: Implementation Guideline - Applying GS1 Standards to US Pharma Supply Chain Business Processes to support DSCSA - GS1 US:

"This guideline offers pharmaceutical industry stakeholders best practices for meeting immediate lot-level management deadlines, and sets the foundation for serialized item-level traceability. Release 1.1 of the GS1 Healthcare US Implementation Guideline, “Applying GS1 Standards to U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Business Processes to support DSCSA”, will help companies comply with early term, mid term and later requirements defined in the 2013 DSCSA law."

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

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CA Designated Rep Training Medical Wholesalers, Licensing. Don't miss out on the opportunity to take this course on an iPad or PC.
- learn more about CA Designated Representative training by SkillsPlus Intl Inc.

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     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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Florida Certified Designated Representative Exam - Locate a Pearson Vue Test Center

• Check out Florida Certified Designated Representative training for wholesalers by CDR Resource Center. Learn more today. Florida Certified Designated Representative (CDR) laws and rules examination preparation. Consulting expertise in prescription drug regulations and wholesale distribution compliance. State licensing support.

Updated July 18, 2023

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Pearson | VUE - Test Taker Home

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Florida Certified Designated Representative candidates must take an examination that's administered at a Pearson Vue Test Center.

Here's how to find a Pearson Vue Test Center near you:

1. Follow the "Locate a Test Center" link below
2. Choose category. Click on "Government / State Regulated / Federal Government"
3. Choose testing program. Click on "Florida Certified Designated Representative - Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics"
4. Test Center Search. Enter your search information to run a search

Locate a Test Center: Locate a Test Center

"Pearson VUE delivers certification and licensure tests through the world’s largest network of test centers in 175 countries across the world."

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Fingerprint Card Request - CA Board of Pharmacy

• California Designated Representative Training - buy now for:
       Wholesalers | 3PL | Reverse Distributors.  Earns a training affidavit suitable for your Designated Representative license application. Nearly 10,000 students have taken state license-related training programs taught by SkillsPlus International Inc.
  

Updated March 1, 2026

The CA Designated Representative application process includes fingerprint requirements. The Board will only accept fingerprint cards from residents outside of California (... in contrast, the board will only accept Live Scan Service Forms from California residents. Live Scan will be accepted from residents of other states if the Live Scan service is performed in California.).

Follow the link below to request fingerprint cards from the California Board of Pharmacy . . .

Publications, Brochures and Fingerprint Card Request - Pharmacy Board:

"To request publications, brochures and fingerprint cards, please select the desired forms and complete your name and address. When the information is complete, please click on the submit button"

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Alert - Individuals Posing as Delivery Driver or Cardinal Health Employees - CSHP

• State-approved online training courses and programs for California Designated Representatives, and California HMDR Exemptees - taught by SkillsPlus International Inc.

Updated March 2, 2022

Unfortunately, the linked alert is no longer available.

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Alert - Individuals Posing as Delivery Driver or Cardinal Health Employees - California Society of Health-System Pharmacists:

"In recent days, Cardinal Health has been notified by a number of customers in the Los Angeles area that an individual has presented himself as a Cardinal Health employee. The individual has attempted to enter pharmacies by announcing that a new Cardinal Health policy has been put in place that will provide our customers a refrigerator for the storage of cold chain packaging that needs to be returned. On one known occasion, the individual was allowed into the controlled area of a pharmacy to study a possible location for the refrigerator."

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

House Version of Compounding Legislation Emerges, Contrasts With Senate Approach

Updated November 22, 2025

You might also like:

Human Drug Compounding - FDA.gov:
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/human-drug-compounding

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House Version of Compounding Legislation Emerges, Contrasting Sharply With Senate Approach:

"Now legislators will be tasked with negotiating out differences in their legislative approaches. The PQSA is significantly more rigorous toward the compounding industry than the Compounding Clarity Act, and also includes track and trace legislative measures. The significant differences and approaches between the two pieces of legislation mean it could be months before any legislation stands a chance of reaching President Barack Obama's desk."

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     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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

The US House Finally Introduces A Compounding Pharmacy Bill | Pharmalot

Updated October 2, 2025

The original link broke.

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Compounding and the FDA: Questions and Answers - FDA.gov
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-and-fda-questions-and-answers

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The US House Finally Introduces A Compounding Pharmacy Bill | Pharmalot:

"A long-awaited compounding pharmacy bill from the US House of Representatives has finally been introduced and, like a Senate bill introduced earlier this year, offers greater authority to the FDA. But while a key organization representing pharmacists is backing the effort, consumer advocacy groups remain concerned that both bills create loopholes that may create dangers for patients."

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

On-Line Change of Address Form - CA Board of Pharmacy

Updated June 12, 2026

The original links broke.

You can still go to the Change of Address form here:

Change of Address/Email/Name for a Personal License:

https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/change_of_address_personal.shtml

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Change of Address Form (online) - California Board of Pharmacy

The following link will take you to a webpage that gives an overview of the California laws and regulations governing Board of Pharmacy address change reporting requirements:

Board of Pharmacy - Technical Help:

"You are required to notify the board of any change in your address within 30 days. Change of address may be made on-line or in writing to the board."

If you are a licensed California Designated Representative, or other affected party, follow this link to the California Board of Pharmacy - On-line Change of Address Form.

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Training program for California Designated Representative (including 3PL) license applicants

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Share Your CMS Round 2 Concerns With Congress

• Buy now to enroll in California Exemptee Training Certification for home medical device retailers (HMDR)

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

FL CDR CIB - FL Certified Designated Representative | Candidate Info Booklet

• Florida Certified Designated Representative Training Courses. CDR Resource Center Training Solutions

Updated April 10, 2018

Florida Certified Designated Representative Candidate Information Booklet (CDR CIB)

CAUTION - there are old versions of the candidate information booklet (CIB) that can be found on the internet. Be sure you're referencing the most current version. Here's how to find it.

Go to the home page of the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation:
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

In the search box, enter "candidate information booklets."  Then click "DDC – Certified Designated Representative."

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Florida Certified Designated Representative (CDR)

New Candidate Information Booklet:
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation - Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Program has posted a new version of the Candidate Information Booklet (CIB), effective July 25, 2013.

Background:
All prescription drug wholesale distributor and out-of-state prescription drug wholesale distributor permittees and applicants must designate in writing at least one natural person to serve as the designated representative for a given establishment. Such person must have an active certification from the department (a “certified designated representative” or “CDR”).

A CDR candidate must receive a passing score of at least 75 percent on an examination given by the department regarding federal laws governing distribution of prescription drugs and this part and the rules adopted by the department governing the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs (the “CDR examination”).

Resource:
Follow this link to The State of Florida | Candidate Information Booklet | For the Certified Designated Representative Laws and Rules Examination

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

e-Pedigree Updates - CA Rx Board - Enforcement Comm Mtg 3/14/13

• If you need a 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    ---  NEARLY 10,000 STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN OUR STATE LICENSE-RELATED TRAINING COURSES  ---
  

Updated December 5, 2025

The meeting minutes link in the original post has been updated.

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More e-Pedigree conversations, taking place at CA Board of Pharmacy meetings.

[The video link has been removed]

Here's a video from the Enforcement Committee Meeting of March 14, 2013 that covers the following agenda items (Tip: e-Pedigree discussion starts at the 2 hr & 9 min mark):

Discussion on the Implementation of California’s Electronic Pedigree - Requirements for Prescription Medication

• A. Update on the Status of Proposed Regulations to Implement Serialized Numeric Identifiers, Grandfathering and Manufacturer Reporting of How the 50 Percent Threshold of Serialized Products on January 1, 2015 Has Been Determined (Proposals to Add Title 16, California Code of Regulations, Sections 1747 and 1747.1)
• B. Presentations and Questions from the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain on Their Readiness to Meet California’s Staggered E-Pedigree Implementation Schedule
• C. Discussion Concerning Elements for Possible Regulation Requirements to Permit Inference as Provided by California Business and Professions Code Section 4163
• D. Discussion on the Certification Process to Comply with California’s E-Pedigree Law
• E. Discussion on the Use of Drop Shipments in an E-Pedigree System
• F. General Discussion/Questions and Answers

Additional information:
Meeting minutes

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     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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Exemptee Training and Designated Representative Training

SkillsPlus International Inc.'s California Designated Representative training courses are accepted by the California State Board of Pharmacy.

SkillsPlus International Inc. is proud of our high student volume. 

Nearly 10,000 students have taken our state license-related courses, demonstrating the popularity and trust in our approved training programs and courses. 

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     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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

New CA Board of Pharmacy Compounding Laws - Effective April 1, 2013

Updated November 13, 2020

The link in the original post broke.

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Compounded Drug Preparations - Title 16, California Code of Regulations

Sections 1735.1, 1735.2, 1735.6, 1751.1, 1751.4 - Effective Date of Regulation: January 30, 2019 - Order of Adoption (Approved Regulation Text) (PDF)

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From the California Board of Pharmacy:

The board's rulemaking to amend Sections 1735.1, 1735.2, 1735.3 and 1751.2 related to compounding has been approved by the Office of Administrative Law. The regulation goes into effect on April 1, 2013. 

To view the regulation go to:
CA Board of Pharmacy - Regulations Approved in 2013 - Compounding Drug Products - for all related proceedings and documents

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• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training - New!
• 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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

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Pharmacy Wholesaler H.D. Smith Expands

Updated September 21, 2025

The original link broke.

While an older State Journal-Register article may have discussed H.D. Smith's growth, the company was ultimately acquired by AmerisourceBergen for $815 million in 2018. As a result, the independent H.D. Smith company no longer exists. 

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The company is the 4th-largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the nation, and the largest that is privately owned.

H.D. Smith continues to grow - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register:

"The company expanded into the northern California and the Northwest through the November buyout of Valley Wholesale Drugs. Valley Wholesale served more than 600 independent pharmacies in California and Nevada. The deal included a distribution license for Washington State.

Expansion into retail pharmacy markets also has meant the addition of regional distribution centers for H.D. Smith, including now in Illinois, California, Texas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Florida and Kentucky."

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• 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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

What Is A Pharmacy Designated Representative?

• California Designated Representative Training Courses (wholesaler, 3PL, third-party logistics provider) - Approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy - Earns a training affidavit
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If you're new to the world of the pharmacy Designated Representative, maybe this quick introduction will help. I'm going to explain, using the California (CA) State Board of Pharmacy as the example.

According to the CA Designated Representative application form:

A 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. To work as a designated representative, you must possess and keep a current certificate as a designated representative.

There are quite a number of requirements that have to be met in order to qualify, including the following training requirements listed on the application form:

Complete a training program that, at a minimum, addresses each of the following subjects:
(A) Knowledge and understanding of California and federal law relating to the distribution of dangerous drugs and dangerous devices.
(B) Knowledge and understanding of California and federal law relating to the distribution of controlled substances.
(C) Knowledge and understanding of quality control systems.
(D) Knowledge and understanding of the United States Pharmacopoeia standards relating to the safe storage and handling of drugs.
(E) Knowledge and understanding of prescription terminology, abbreviations, dosages and format.

The next step then becomes finding a way to fulfill the training program requirement. We recommend the highly popular California Designated Representative Training Courses (approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy).

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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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

FDA and States Meet On Regulation of Drug Compounders

F.D.A. and States Meet About Regulation of Drug Compounders - NYTimes.com:

"Pharmacies fall primarily under state law, and the F.D.A. convened the meeting to get specifics from states on gaps in the regulatory net and how the states see the federal role. Some states said they would prefer to see the F.D.A. handle large-scale compounders like the New England Compounding Center, or N.E.C.C., the Massachusetts pharmacy that was the source of the outbreak.

“The consensus in our group was that there is a role for the F.D.A. to be involved in facilities like N.E.C.C.,” said Cody Wiberg, the executive director of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. “If you’re talking about compounding, most states have the authority and resources to handle that. If you’re talking about nontraditional compounding,” he said, referring to large-scale enterprises like N.E.C.C., “fewer states may have the resources to do that.”"

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• 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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

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CA Board of Pharmacy - Use Of GS1 EPCIS - Pedigree

Follow the link below, to Dirk Rodgers post on the December 4th Board meeting, that touches on some important points surrounding CA pedigree law. . .

California Board of Pharmacy Clarifies Use Of GS1 EPCIS:

". . . transcribed the exchange below as it happened because I think it provides a number of important clarifications about the technologies that can successfully be used to meet the California pedigree law and I think it should be read by everyone who has an interest in that."

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CA Designated Representative online training certification - For Drug Wholesalers

FL Designated Representative online internet-based exam preparation by SkillsPlus Intl Inc.

CA HMDR Exemptee online web-based training certification by SkillsPlus Intl Inc.
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• What Is A Pharmacy Designated Representative? (skillsplusinfo.blogspot.com)

DEA probes Walgreens pharmacies over drug diversion in Florida

Updated August 28, 2019

The original link below broke.

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Walgreens pushed pill sales, DEA says - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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The Miami Field Division of the DEA issued 3 Walgreens pharmacies in FL with orders to show cause - notifications that are given to facilities requiring them to prove why they should be allowed to keep their licenses.

DEA probes Walgreens pharmacies over drug diversion in Florida - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com:

"In April the DEA said it would inspect six Walgreens pharmacies and its Florida distribution center after the agency noticed a jump in purchases of the painkiller oxycodone. On September 14, the distribution center's registration was suspended. An administrative hearing is scheduled to begin on that matter on January 7, 2013.

The DEA has been ratcheting up its focus on drug wholesalers and pharmacies over the past year as attempts to battle what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls a prescription drug abuse epidemic. Deaths from narcotic pain-killers now exceed those of heroin and cocaine combined.

Florida has long been considered the epicenter of prescription drug abuse and the DEA has dismantled dozens of "pill mills" - sham pain clinics whose doctors write prescriptions for thousands of pain pills to drug dealers and addicts."

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California Designated Representative Training Courses - Approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy

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 - New!
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Exam Prep Course

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• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

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FDA Law Blog: FDA and CA Board of Pharmacy Talk Pedigree - Annual HDMA Track and Trace Conf

FDA Law Blog: FDA and California Board of Pharmacy Talk Pedigree at Annual HDMA Track and Trace Conference:

"The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (“HDMA”) held its annual Track and Trace Technology Seminar on November 12 – 14, 2012, designed to address drug pedigree and track and trace requirements being developed in the United States and to explore how stakeholders will play a role---and what those roles may be---going forward.  Perhaps most interesting at the conference was the seemingly unanimous support from industry for the implementation of a national pedigree program in some form.  What follows below are some of the highlights of the conference speakers. . . ."

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The CA Board of Pharmacy announced that its Licensing Committee Meeting meeting will be combined with its Board meeting in which regulations for e-Pedigree will be discussed. The meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2012. For a complete list of meetings please go to: http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/meetings.shtml

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Florida Compounder Tied to Tainted Eye Meds - Sight Lost

Compounder Tied to Tainted Eye Meds, Lost Sight:

"Cultures for 10 patients came up positive for Streptococcus mitis or oralis, matching the strains in seven unused syringes prepared during the same time by the compounder.

An FDA investigation of the company revealed insufficient testing and monitoring of equipment, dirty lab equipment, a failure to maintain sterilization tools, and a leaking boiler near the clean room."

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• 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):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute