Apply for recognition as a pharmaceutical consultant

If you wish to work as a pharmaceutical consultant, you must have the necessary expertise. In certain cases, recognition of this expertise may be required.

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

• Pharmacists or persons with a certificate of having passed an examination after completing university studies in the fields of
  • 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 recognize as sufficient an examination or completed training that is at least equivalent to one of the training courses of the aforementioned persons.

Hessian State Office for Health and Care (HLfGP).

Please contact the Hessian State Office for Health and Care (HLfGP).

• 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

• 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.

• Administrative court action

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.

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

Bescheinigung über die Sachkenntnis: Fee 175,00 EUR

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.