Medicines belong to the category of goods of constant demand, regardless of the season and economic situation. At the same time, in order to organize a pharmacy, it is necessary to comply with a number of requirements set by the state for this type of retail trade and to cope with high competition in this area.
Instructions
Step 1
To open a pharmacy, you need to obtain a license from the subcommittee on licensing of pharmaceutical activities of the Ministry of Health, which is issued for a period of 5 years. The paperwork process can take several months.
Step 2
When choosing a location, one should take into account the presence and number of other pharmacies in the same territory, as well as their range. The size of the room should be at least 75 square meters and consist of several halls: a trading, material room for storing and sorting medicines, a staff rest room, and a manager's office. The lease should be for less than 5 years.
Step 3
Special attention should be paid to equipping the pharmacy in accordance with the sanitary requirements. In addition to medicine shelves, display cases, counters and cash registers, you will need special equipment to provide special storage conditions for individual medicines, such as metal fire-resistant cabinets, safes, refrigerators. Take care of the installation of fire and burglar alarms. For effective trade, the assortment of medical products must be made up of at least 5,000 items.
Step 4
Only people with a pharmaceutical education can work in a pharmacy (except for cleaners and guards): pharmacists or pharmacists. They are responsible for purchasing, storing and selling medicines. An employee serving buyers must be qualified enough to be able to advise, choose the right option for a drug, offer an alternative option in the absence of an original. The manager is a pharmacist who has a specialist certificate and work experience in the specialty for at least 3 years. He, among other things, forms the assortment of the pharmacy, concludes contracts with suppliers of medicines, medical equipment, food supplements, cosmetics and other related products.
