How to open a pharmacy in Russia

A pharmacy business is an area of ​​activity that promises considerable benefits, but also a lot of difficulties unknown to entrepreneurs engaged in other types of retail trade. Want to try your luck and still open a pharmacy? Then here is a recipe for you, which, however, may seem simple only at first glance.

You will need

• 1. A room equipped in accordance with a number of standards
• 2. Staff (3 - 5 people, the presence of sanitary books and education documents is mandatory)
• 3. Specialized pharmacy equipment
• 4. License, pharmacy passport and other documents

Instruction manual

1

Find the premises, keeping in mind the requirements that the licensing organizations present to the pharmacy enterprise. Much is taken into account here - the total area, the availability of the necessary office, administrative and economic premises, as well as perfectly functioning engineering systems. Even the choice of materials used to decorate the premises of the pharmacy organization is strictly regulated.

2

Form the minimum required staff. For a pharmacy of ready-made dosage forms, it will be like this: a manager, one or two pharmacist-pharmacists, and a cleaner (nurse). The absence of an accountant does not affect the process of obtaining a license, but common sense suggests that he should be hired from the very beginning - if the new institution is not part of an existing network of pharmacies.

3

Get the specialized equipment necessary to equip the trading floor and office premises. So that visitors can see the prices in the pharmacy themselves, install shelves with a glass showcase. Also, cabinets and refrigerators are required for storing pharmaceutical products, and for particularly "strong" drugs - even a metal safe.

4

Prepare the documents necessary to obtain a license for the right to engage in pharmaceutical activities. In addition to the constituent documentation, the sanitary and epidemiological conclusion on the permissibility of using the premises, you will also need documents confirming the availability of the appropriate education for the employees of your pharmacy organization. In addition to the license, your "enterprise" must have a "pharmacy passport", drawn up in a standard form.

Useful advice

Remember that all surfaces in a pharmacy should be treated with disinfectants from time to time, which means that it is better to be resistant to this type of decoration and equipment.

A pharmacy, like any other retail outlet, will bring good income if it is located in a place with as many crowds as possible.