Companies Collaborate on DSCSA Guideline as Deadlines Approach | RAPS

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"GS1 Guideline

The 600+ page GS1 guideline and compendia offer information and examples to the wider industry looking to meet the law's obligations and record each shipping event and data element needed to support serialization, pedigree and track and trace. The guideline also shows industry how to apply the standards to their own businesses."

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Training for Designated Representative and Designated Representative-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

California Pharmacy Law Changes

• California Designated Representative Training (wholesaler, 3PL, reverse distributor, third-party logistics provider) - Approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy

Updated for 2026:

It's that time of year again.   The CA Board of Pharmacy has published its compilation of law changes that take effect this current year.

Statutory Changes to Pharmacy Law - Changes effective for the current year - Published by the CA Board of Pharmacy (PDF)

California Designated Representative Training Courses - Accepted by the California Board of Pharmacy - Earn a training affidavit to include in your license application

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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

Top 3 Named for Innovative HME Retail Product Awards at Medtrade | HomeCare Magazine

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Read the full announcement: Top 3 Named for Innovative HME Retail Product Awards at Medtrade | HomeCare Magazine:

"Judges and attendees at the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine, have tabulated the top three vote getters on day two of Medtrade."

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Follow the link above to learn more about the Top 3 winners:

1. MyPainAway Fibro Cream from Topical BioMedics
2. The SoClean® 2 CPAP Sanitizer (also known as SoClean®) from So Clean
3. The Tour (Walker) from Motivo

The awards are all about promoting and recognizing products that contribute to providers' bottom lines though cash sales.

Training certification class for HMDR Exemptee 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

Why prescription drugs costs so much - Business Insider

Read the full article with illustrations: Why prescription drugs costs so much - Business Insider:

"Don’t just blame drug companies for rising prescription prices. For all the outrage over Mylan increasing EpiPen prices by 500%, and insulin prices, which are up 300% over the past decade, drug prices are a lot more complicated than pointing the finger at a lone villain.

For a single prescription drug, there are often five companies involved, from development all the way to your medicine cabinet. Each company makes a tidy profit along the way. And as prices increase, so do those profits."

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Training for drug wholesaler Designated Representative license applicants

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 Certified Designated Representative (CDR) - Certification Criteria

Updated July 20, 2026

You might be interested in:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative (CDR) Online Training and Testing

Here are some exam tidbits for applicants preparing to take the Florida CDR examination.

View the full webpage:  Certified Designated Representative (search on "candidate information booklets" and then select "Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics – Certified Designated Representative" - DBPR DDDC -  Certification criteria for all CDR's and CDR applicants must (include, and are not limited to);

• "Examination scores are reported as percentage scores. The minimum percentage score needed to pass has been set at seventy-five percent (75%).
• A candidate who fails to achieve the required passing score on the examination must wait 30 days before retaking the examination. A candidate will have 18 months, from the date they are authorized to test, to pass the examination. After 18 months the candidate must reapply to the Department. Pertinent reexamination information is provided to all affected candidates along with the original grade report."

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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

Hackers in no rush to cash in on stolen data | Health Data Management

Updated November 22, 2025

The original link broke.

You can still read about the same topic here:

Hackers in no rush to cash in on stolen data - seclists.org

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"That hacker, Hepp says, is using the data to generate false claims for durable medical equipment, hospice or home health services not being delivered. “Stealing data means you don’t have to find patients; you just make up new patients,” she says."

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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

Drug Distributors Still Benefiting from Drug Price Inflation but Face Major Profit Challenges, Says New Drug Channels Institute Study - PRWeb

Updated July 23, 2026

• California Board of Pharmacy Designated Representative Training - Board-approved online training courses for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors. Provided by SkillsPlus International Inc. - If you are applying for a California Designated Representative license, then you’re also going to need to include proof of required training (specifically, a training affidavit) in your license application packet. Earn a training affidavit (accepted by the Board) by taking any one of our courses.

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Industry Reports - on Drug Channels (Expert Insights on Pharmaceutical Economics and the Drug Distribution System)

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Read the full press release: Drug Distributors Still Benefiting from Drug Price Inflation but Face Major Profit Challenges, Says New Drug Channels Institute Study - PRWeb:

"The 2016–17 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors provides a thorough analysis of each public wholesaler’s business segments and underlying profitability, based upon DCI’s proprietary economic models. It also analyzes many crucial healthcare trends that will affect wholesalers and distributors, including: the growth of specialty pharmacies, changes in the generic drug market, new government regulations, hospitals’ acquisition of physician practices, the growth of narrow pharmacy networks, and much more."

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California Board of Pharmacy Designated Representative Training | SkillsPlus International Inc. - for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors

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California Board of Pharmacy Designated Representative Training | SkillsPlus International Inc. - for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors

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