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Apply for recognition as a pharmaceutical consultant

Service Description

PPharmaceutical entrepreneurs or pharmaceutical entrepreneurs may according to pharmaceutical law only authorize persons with the appropriate expertise to visit healthcare professionals healthcare professionals in order to provide them with specialist information on medicinal products (pharmaceutical consultants and pharmaceutical consultants).
This expertise is possessed by

  1. pharmacists and pharmacists or persons with a certificate of having passed an examination after completing a university degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, human or veterinary medicine,
  2. pharmacy assistants and pharmacy assistants and persons who have completed training as technical assistants in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, human or veterinary medicine,
  3. pharmaceutical representatives and pharmaceutical sales representatives.

The competent authority may recognize as sufficient an examination or completed training that is at least equivalent to one of the training courses of the persons mentioned.

Process flow

Once you have submitted the application for recognition, the competent body will decide on this in a timely manner.

Requirements

The prerequisite is the equivalence of the completed training.

The examination regulations of the individual training and study subjects are relevant for recognition.

Exceptions for which no application is required:

Insofar as the recognition of a foreign degree in the study programs in accordance with pharmaceutical law or a foreign professional qualification in the professions according to the pharmaceutical law by a competent German authority or institution, there is no need to submit an application for an equivalence assessment in accordance with pharmaceutical law.

Which documents are required?

  • Signed curriculum vitae (in tabular form) with all professional qualifications and career history
  • A copy of the final certificate/diploma
  • Document detailing the exact course and content of the training, including details of subjects/hours
  • Confirmation from the (future) employer, if applicable or the employer with details of the place of work
  • If applicable, certificate of equivalence (for professional qualifications acquired in third countries)

Note:

For the recognition of a professional qualification acquired in a third country, you must present a certificate of equivalence. The certificate confirms the equivalence or partial equivalence of your professional qualification with a German professional qualification (the so-called reference profession).

What are the fees?

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under state law.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Recognition can only be granted once all the necessary documents have been submitted and any outstanding issues have been clarified and the equivalence has been assessed. Deadlines are set by the pharmaceutical law does not set deadlines.

Processing duration

The processing time depends on the completeness and scope of the documents submitted. It can therefore vary individually.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • Appeal (depending on state law, the appeal may be excluded)
  • Administrative court action

What else should I know?

All documents that are not written in German are required in the form of a translation. Translations are accepted if they are provided by an interpreter appointed or sworn in Germany, the other EEA member states or Switzerland. and interpreters or translators and translators have been prepared. Translations produced outside Germany, the EEA or Switzerland are generally not recognized. Exception: Translations already produced in a third country must be submitted to an interpreter appointed or sworn in Germany. and interpreters or translators and translators to check their accuracy and then submit them here.

Technically approved by

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Professionally released on

27.03.2023

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

Competent Authority

Thüringer Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz (TLV) - Dezernat 24 Standort Erfurt

Postal address
Tennstedter Straße 8/9
99947 Bad Langensalza

Delivery address
Linderbacher Weg 30
99099 Erfurt
Telephone
+49 361 573831-240
Fax
+49 361 573815024
E-Mail
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Besucherparkplatz
Number: 10
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