What you need to open a pharmacy

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The retail sale of medicines and medical equipment is significantly complicated by the high requirements that inspection organizations make to pharmacy institutions. Therefore, when opening a new pharmacy, it is necessary from the very beginning to keep in mind all the norms and standards that have been developed by the Ministry of Health.

The first thing that starts the opening of a pharmacy is to find a room suitable for the equipment of a pharmacy. It will not be possible to limit itself to a small area - the pharmacy’s trading floor alone should be no less than 50-60 square meters, and besides it, a place for receiving and storing goods, as well as for sanitary facilities, is still necessary. In addition, the building where the pharmacy will be located must be connected to all utilities - water, electricity, heating, sewage and ventilation systems.

Having rented or bought a room, you should still finish it, and possibly re-equip it, re-compiling and coordinating the project. The requirements for finishing the pharmacy are such that you can only use materials that allow the possibility of regular wet and disinfection cleaning, the floor must be covered with ceramic tiles.

Transparent shelves are usually used as pharmacy equipment in a pharmacy. It is necessary to store some drugs in the refrigerator, while others, which are of interest to potential robbers (for example, narcotic) - in a safe. For employees of a pharmacy organization, it is necessary to equip a wardrobe, which is also necessary for the pharmacy to comply with sanitary norms and rules.

To work in one pharmacy you will need a certified pharmacist, several pharmacists and nurses. The pharmacist managing the pharmacy forms its assortment line and organizes the work of pharmacists, so the selection of this specialist must be approached with all responsibility, you can even entrust the search for a qualified pharmacist to specialists from a recruiting agency.

Before your pharmacy begins to function, you will need to have a license for the retail sale of pharmaceutical products, as well as a pharmacy passport. To obtain these documents, a pharmacy that has already been equipped with you must be accepted by representatives of the Ministry of Health. In addition, you will need to confirm that the pharmacy employees (pharmacist and pharmacist) have the necessary qualifications.