Apply for recognition as a pharmaceutical consultant

• You are
  • a pharmacist,
  • assistant pharmacist 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 programs according to pharmaceutical law or
  • a foreign professional qualification in the professions under pharmaceutical law.
• Your degree or professional qualification has been recognized as equivalent by a competent German authority.

• signed curriculum vitae in tabular form on the professional career
• all professional certificates obtained
• Copy of the final certificate or diploma
• 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

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

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.

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

• § 75 Absatz 2 und 3 Arzneimittelgesetz (AMG)

• Administrative court action

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 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.

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 or translator appointed or sworn in Germany to check their accuracy and then submitted here.

25.03.2025

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.