Today, one of the most effective tools for high-quality training of specialists at the postgraduate level is continuous professional development (CPD). Additional professional education of specialists in the field of forensic chemical and chemical-toxicological analysis with higher non-medical education (pharmaceutical, chemical, biological) is carried out on the basis of pharmaceutical and medical higher educational institutions, autonomous non-profit organizations through the implementation of additional professional training programs. The timing, forms, content and technology of training by organizations implementing the corresponding educational program are of great importance. Analysis of the results of the questionnaire survey of expert chemists, carried out according to the original questionnaire in 2020-2021 in some regions of Russia, showed the main directions of development of the training system, forms and methods of teaching, the need to develop appropriate software.