Or. Admin. Code § 836-200-0635 - Education Requirements
(1)
Education requirements for initial licensure. In order to satisfy
the education requirement for an initial pharmaceutical representative license,
applicants must complete a course of education of at least 10 hours. The
education program must be approved by the department under OAR
836-200-0635 to
836-200-0670.The coursework must
cover at least the following topics, and may also include any of the topics
described in subsection (2)(a) of this rule:
(a) The comparative clinical effectiveness of
pharmaceutical products, evidence based medicine, or basic
pharmacology;
(b) The comparative
cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical products, or pharmoeconomics;
and
(c) Legal and ethical issues
related to promoting pharmaceutical products to healthcare professionals, or
professional ethics generally.
(2)
Education requirement for license
renewal. In order to renew a pharmaceutical representative license,
applicants must complete at least five hours of education. By applying for
renewal, an applicant is affirming that they have completed five hours of
education during the preceding 12 months. The education must be approved by the
department under OAR 836-200-0635 to
836-200-0670. Education
coursework under this section must be in one or more of the following subject
areas:
(a) General medical and pharmaceutical
terminology and abbreviations;
(b)
Food and Drug Administration laws and regulations pertaining to drug marketing,
labeling, and clinical trials;
(c)
The comparative cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical products;
(d) Therapeutic drug classes and
categories;
(e) Professional
ethics;
(f) Properties and actions
of drugs and drug delivery mechanisms;
(g) Etiologies, characteristics, and
therapeutics of disease states;
(h)
Pharmacology;
(i) The anatomical
and physiological effect of pharmaceuticals;
(j) The comparative effectiveness of
pharmaceutical products;
(k) How to
read and analyze peer-reviewed literature on pharmaceutical products;
or
(l) Safe prescribing practices
to prevent abuse.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 731.244 & Or Laws 2021, ch 593
Statutes/Other Implemented: Or Laws 2021, ch 593
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