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Apply for recognition as a pharmaceutical consultant

according to pharmaceutical legislation, pharmaceutical companies may only appoint persons with the relevant expertise to provide full-time healthcare professionals with specialist information on medicinal products. These experts are pharmaceutical counsellors.
The necessary expertise for this position is held by

  • Pharmacists or persons with a certificate of having passed an examination after completing a university degree in the following areas
    • pharmacy,
    • chemistry
    • biology,
    • human medicine or
    • veterinary medicine,
  • Pharmacy assistants and persons who have completed training as a technical assistant in
    • pharmacy,
    • chemistry
    • biology,
    • human
    • or veterinary medicine,
  • Pharmaceutical sales representatives.

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

Responsible department

The Regierungspräsidium Tübingen - Leitstelle Arzneimittelüberwachung Baden-Württemberg - is responsible for issuing such a certificate if you can provide evidence that one of the following two points applies to you: 1) you have your primary residence in Baden-Württemberg or 2) you have a specific offer from a pharmaceutical company based in Baden-Württemberg as defined in the German Medicines Act (with a contact person for queries). Please note that a service provider is not a pharmaceutical entrepreneur.

Details

Prerequisite

  • You are
    • A pharmacist,
    • Assistant pharmacist or pharmacist assistant or
    • You have a comparable degree or training in the following areas
      • pharmacy,
      • chemistry
      • biology
      • human
      • or veterinary medicine or
    • You are a pharmaceutical sales representative.

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

Exceptions for which no application is required:

  • You have
    • a foreign degree in the study programmes under the Medicinal Products Act or
    • a foreign professional qualification in the professions under the Medicinal Products Act.
  • Your degree or professional qualification has been recognised as equivalent by a competent German authority.

Procedure

In Baden-Württemberg, the central responsibility for the recognition of pharmaceutical consultants in accordance with the Medicinal Products Act lies with the Baden-Württemberg Drug Monitoring Centre at the Regional Council of Tübingen.

Deadlines

There are no deadlines to be observed.

Required documents

  • signed curriculum vitae in tabular form on the professional career
  • all professional qualifications obtained
  • officially certified copy of the final certificate or diploma
  • A document detailing the exact course and content of the training, including details of subjects and hours
  • if applicable, confirmation from the current or future employer with details of the place of work
  • if applicable, certificate of equivalence, e.g. for professional qualifications obtained in third countries
  • proof of name changes, if applicable, if your name has changed since the documents were issued
  • copy of identity document or current registration certificate, if applicable

Costs

Fees in accordance with the state fee schedule

Processing time

Depending on the individual case, you should expect a processing time of 4 - 6 weeks from receipt of the complete documents.

Miscellaneous

Please note the following:

All documents that are not written in German must also be available in translated form. Translations are accepted if they have been translated by a

  • Germany,
  • the other contracting countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) or
  • switzerland

sworn interpreter or translator appointed or sworn in Germany, the other contracting states of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.

Translations produced outside Germany, the EEA or Switzerland are generally not recognised. Exception: Translations already produced in a third country must be submitted to an interpreter or translator appointed or sworn in Germany to check their accuracy and then submitted here.

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: 19.12.2024 Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg

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