Renew License Early to Avoid Processing Delay - California State Board of Pharmacy

• Board Approved - California Designated Representative online training programs for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors. Earns a training affidavit accepted by the California State Board of Pharmacy.

Renew License Early to Avoid Processing Delay - California State Board of Pharmacy

Breaking news!

According to a recent email communication from the Board:

"As the June 30 end of the fiscal year approaches, the California State Board of Pharmacy expects a delay in processing payments for license renewals submitted by mail during the last week of June and first two weeks of July.

To avoid delay, pharmacists, advance practice pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and designated representatives are encouraged to renew your license online. Renewal payments online will not be delayed in processing. To [renew online, go to www.pharmacy.ca.gov and click on License Renewal Online under “Quick Hits.”]

To renew a personal or facility license by mail, click on License Renewal by Mail under “Quick Hits” to find, download and print the appropriate renewal application. Mail the application and payment to California State Board of Pharmacy, 2720 Gateway Oaks Drive., Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95833.

Licensees renewing by mail are urged to submit payment early to avoid processing delays if your license is set to expire June 30 or July 1, 2020. To ensure the Board’s online verification system accurately reflects your license renewal status during the delay period, please mail your payment by June 11, 2020."

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Board Approved - California Designated Representative online training programs for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors. Earns a training affidavit accepted 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 issues new draft documents related to compounding of human drugs

Updated November 24, 2020

Links broke in the original post.

You'll be interested in:

Human Drug Compounding - FDA.gov

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Read the full press release, and find links to the guidances:
Press Announcements > FDA issues new draft documents related to compounding of human drugs - FDA.gov:

"Documents include draft guidances on outsourcing facility registration; outsourcing facility adverse event reporting; drug repackaging; mixing, diluting, and repackaging biological products; and a draft Memorandum of Understanding with the states"

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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

14 Arrested in Meningitis Deaths Linked to New England Compounding Center - NYTimes.com

Read the full article: 14 Arrested in Meningitis Deaths Linked to New England Compounding Center - NYTimes.com:

"The arrests signal the beginning of criminal proceedings against the New England Compounding Center, whose contaminated drugs led to the deaths from fungal meningitis of 64 people in the fall of 2012. More than 680 people were sickened.

The contamination caused an uproar and prompted new legislation about compounding pharmacies, which make specialized formulations of drugs for patients with particular needs. Over the years, such companies have grown into mass manufacturers distributing medicine all over the country, virtually unregulated by the federal government."

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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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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 on Medical Devices In The Home

• California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for home medical device retailers (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

Updated July 31, 2024

The link in the original post broke.

You might also be interested in:

• The FDA's Home Use Devices Initiative
• FDA Additional Resources on Home Use Devices (includes educational tools)

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The FDA added FDA's Home Use Medical Device Initiative -  Online Training Courses.

This is important, for the following reasons:

• Home care trends
• Agency's interest in home use medical device safety
• Risks associated with home use
• FDA's Home Use Initiative
• FDA's Actions

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California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for home medical device retailers (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

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

Hiring Felons As Senior Care Providers

• The top choice for Exemptee training! California Exemptee Training - for HMDR (home medical device retailers). $525 per student (no extra fees to retake quizzes). State approved by the California Department of Public Health. Earns a course completion certificate suitable for your Exemptee license application. #HMDR #HME #DME #HMDRexemptee
  

Updated August 1, 2026

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Loophole lets convicted criminals serve as home health aides in Kansas:
https://fox4kc.com/news/loophole-lets-convicted-criminals-serve-as-home-health-aides-in-kansas/

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According to KGO-TV's Michael Finney, "An alarming number of senior care providers in people's homes have felony convictions."

His news report is important for the following highlights:

• Background checks conducted by the state under a new law passed last year have found nearly 1,000 convicted felons working or seeking jobs as caretakers for seniors and disabled in California.
• Anybody can go out and call themselves a home care worker, put an ad in the paper, and they're not required to have a criminal background check, 
• In 2008, the Legislature passed a law that provides at least some protection, but little is done to enforce it.  

Source:
Felony rates for home care providers alarming

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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