License for sale of medicines (drugstore license)

Cost of services

from 15 000 UAH
Drugstore license
from 80 000 UAH
License for a drugstore storage
License for sale of medicines (drugstore license)
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What we offer

Obtainment of license for wholesale or retail of medicines includes:

  • provision of advices on all matters related to preparation of licensing documents;

  • consultation on equipment selection for a drugstore;

  • analyzing personnel’s required documents (head of a drugstore, authorized person);

  • preparation of documents drafts required to obtain a license for drugstore;

  • providing help on passing drugstore’s examination;

  • providing the whole procedure of examination your documents by state bodies.


Cooperation is finished after getting a pharmacy license for a Client.

Drugstore license Terms  -  Required documents  -  Requirements  -  Experience

 

Content

Required documents for a drugstore license

List of documents
Documents which verify the right of lease or ownership of premises, where will located drugstore
Documents which verify the right of lease or ownership of premises, where will located drugstore
Scheme of premises in arbitrary form (Clients usually give a scheme of Technical Inventory Office or a sanitary and technical passport)
Scheme of premises in arbitrary form (Clients usually give a scheme of Technical Inventory Office or a sanitary and technical passport)
Copies of diplomas about higher education, qualification certificates of head’s drugstore and authorized person)
Copies of diplomas about higher education, qualification certificates of head’s drugstore and authorized person)

Required documents for a drugstore license

If you take a decision to get our service then you have to send via e-mail or fax:

  • documents which confirm the right of lease or ownership of premises, where will located drugstore
  • scheme of premises in arbitrary form (Clients usually give a scheme of Technical Inventory Office or a sanitary and technical passport)
  • copies of diplomas about higher education, qualification certificates of head’s drugstore and authorized person)
  • information about company or entrepreneur which are put into application license form;
  • other information about personnel and premises.

Confirmed document about absence of control over your company from countries which carry out armed aggression against Ukraine is prepared by our lawyers.

The drugstore’s passport had been cancelled since the first of August 2012.

Service packages offers

Consultation
Consultation
from 6000 UAH
  • Advising on the process of opening a pharmacy and obtaining a license
  • Introductory information on a suitable pharmacy room
  • Introductory information regarding the documents of the pharmacy staff
  • Introductory information regarding the registration of the head of the pharmacy
  • Answers to the Client's questions regarding the ramp or other arrangement of the pharmacy, etc.
Our firm also provides Roadmaps - a type of consultation for complex business schemes or problem cases.
Top
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
from 15 000 UAH
  • Advising on the necessary documents to obtain a license for a pharmacy, including requirements for premises and staff
  • Analysis of documents available to the Client
  • Preparation of applications, information and other documents for submission to the State Medical Service
  • Submission and monitoring of the case and the availability of a decision on the issuance of a license
  • Providing details for payment for the issuance of a license
Pharmacy warehouse
Pharmacy warehouse
from 80 000 UAH
  • Advising on the necessary documents to obtain a license for a pharmacy warehouse, including requirements for premises and staff
  • Analysis of documents available to the Client
  • Preparation of the application, information and other documents for submission to the State Medical Service
  • Submission and monitoring of the case and the availability of a decision on the issuance of a license
  • Providing details for payment for the issuance of a license

How much does pharmacy license cost?

We get a drugstore license for companies and entrepreneurs from all regions of Ukraine. It’s not even Kyiv but regional centers and other Ukrainian cities very often – Cherson, Kropivnitsky, Charkiv, Ternopil, Rivne. The price is the same for every Client. The reason of it is a procedure of getting a drugstore license – Clients don’t have to come to Kyiv and sending exes are included into the price. You can find out about our experience here.

The cost doesn’t include an official license fee (state tax). The size of it is equal to one minimal wage which is defined at the moment of issuance a license.

We provide services on getting other pharmaceuticals licenses. The cost of a license for pharmaceutical activity and wholesale trade of medicinal products is specified in the "Pharmacy/Point" service package.

Cost of services is discussed before beginning of cooperation. It doesn’t increase during the procedure which allows our Clients to stay within agreed expenses.

Cost of getting a license for retail of medicines in drugstore or in another institutions begins from 8000 UAH. It includes a guarantee of getting license during the first Committee’s meeting.

Why us

Our cooperation is profitable
Our cooperation is profitable
A drugstore license is one of the documents which is issued only after examination premises, personnel and required equipment by state bodies. The longer procedure of getting license will be the bigger losses will get your company.
Provided a successful passing of examination
Provided a successful passing of examination
We have got drugstore licenses since 2006. We know requirements for it perfectly. That's why we can guarantee you successful and quick passing of drugstore's examination if you choose our company.
Checking the premises
Checking the premises
We will consider your documents for the premises, staff and ramp, and we will be able to tell immediately whether they meet the requirements of the licensing authority. We will help you find a room that will not raise unnecessary questions

We are ready to help you!

Contact us by mail [email protected] or by filling out the form:

Our successful projects

Opening an additional place of business for a pharmacy in 2022
We helped to prepare documents for the opening an additional place of business for a pharmacy in Kyiv region
Expansion of economic activity in the retail trade of medicines in 2022.
Helped to expand the retail business of medicines in connection with the creation of a new place of business.

Pharmacy license lookup

License for retail of medicines is called a drugstore license usually. The reason for it is that drugstores are the main and only institution which can retail medicines. Pharmacy points are not so popular as drugstores. Moreover they are chapters of drugstores. It is impossible to open Pharmacy point without drugsore.

At the same time you don’t have to take for drugstore license for a pharmaceuticals license. Pharmaceuticals license can include not only retail of medicines but also wholesale of medicines. Also a pharmaceuticals license takes for a license for production medicines often.

How to get pharmacy license: terms and pharmacy license requirements

We elaborate documents which are required for getting a license during one day since we had got the whole list of documents from a Client. So it depends on communication between Client and a lawyer.

It takes 12 days for issuance a drugstore license since the moment of submitting documents till the moment when order will be published on website. This term is consisted of 10 working days when sate body examine premises and personnel and 2 days for publication of results.

You can find lots of useful information on pharmacy license online in our "Interesting Information" section.

Validity term of a pharmacy license

Such lisence doesn’t have a validity. This rule applies across the whole territory of Ukraine.

You can read or hear sometimes that validity of license is 5 years. This is an old information, it was actual till the end of 2010.

How can I get a drugstore license by myself

But we recommend to ask for professional help because it will save your time. You will have a drugstore license in two weeks with our lawyers’ help since the moment of signing an application form and other required documents. You can check out cost of our service.

Legal advice on obtaining a pharmacy license

Obtaining a permissive document, in this case, a license for a pharmacy - not the answer to the question "How to open a pharmacy?" with all its nuances - issues of taxation, personnel accounting, the specifics of opening a business as you see it. 

If you want to consider all aspects and get an understanding of the basic algorithm of your actions - ask our experts for an introductory consultation. At such consultation you will receive the lawyer's answers to the following questions:

  • What are the steps involved in obtaining a pharmacy license?

  • What documents do you need?

  • How much does it cost to get a pharmacy license?


The cost of the introductory consultation is indicated in the corresponding package of services above.

If you have many questions, the situation is complicated or you want to receive a step-by-step algorithm of actions, thanks to which your goal will be achieved in the shortest terms - order the "Road map". The lawyer will conduct a detailed analysis of your situation and offer detailed information based on its characteristics.

The price of the Road Map, as well as the introductory consultation, is included in the cost of the service for obtaining a pharmacy license.

We will not only analyze your situation regarding the possibility of obtaining a license, but also help you achieve your goal faster and easier.

Answers to frequently asked questions

Is it possible to be in charge of two pharmacies?

No. According to the current legislation, it is not allowed to take up the post of the head of the department at a time.

What are the requirements for confirming the availability of a pharmacy for people with disabilities?

A ramp or a call button must be installed for persons with disabilities. The proof that the ramp complies with national building regulations is an independent expert opinion. The call button is installed if it is not possible to install the ramp at all or properly. The confirmation of the impossibility to install the ramp is the opinion of the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture of the local council. After receiving such an opinion, it is necessary to apply to the local union of disabled persons for approval and to the local council for permission to install the call button.

Process of getting a pharmacy license

Procedure of getting a drugstore licenseGetting a license copyReissue of a drugstore license

Procedure of getting a drugstore license is regulated by the Law of Ukraine “On licensing some types of activities” and by the Licensing regulations. These acts define which types of activity must be licensed, requirements for premises and personnel of a drugstore, and also procedure of getting a license for opening drugstore.

General information about a drugstore license

A drugstore license gives a right to retail medicines in some required premises. Outgoing retail and internet-retails are out of law. For getting a license you must have required rented or your own non-residential premises (drugstore, pharmacy point, pharmacy storage) where retail will be held.
 
A pharmacy point is a chapter of drugstore. That’s why you won’t have a right to sell medicines there if you hadn’t got a drugstore license. It is forbidden to transfer a license to other company by law. Such transfer is reason for license revocation. Validity term of license for wholesale or retail of medicines is unlimited.

Requirements for drugstore’s licensing 

There are two main groups of requirements – requirements for premises and requirements for personnel. Main requirements for premises are:

  • structures of all drugstore’s premises (trading room, storage, additional premises). The minimal square depends on location of drugstore – if drugstore is located in city then its size must be not less than 50 square meters; if drugstore is located in village then its size must be not less than 30 square meters;
  • drugstore’s equipment. There must be protective glass shield against airborne diseases, strongbox, cupboards, racks, thermometer, hygrometer etc;
  • observance of sanitary and hygienic rules. There must be sewerage, heating, opportunity for everyday wet cleaning;
  • conditions for people with disabilities to get into a drugstore. In the most cases there are ramps;
  • requirements for keeping medicaments. Minimal size of storage must be not less than 10 square meters (for cities) and not less than 6 square meters (for villages). It is forbidden to keep other goods with medicaments.

Premises must be isolated on the first floor and have separated entrance. But there are exceptions. If drugstore is located in medical institutions then it can hasn’t separated entrance and be on every floor.

Requirements for personnel
are different for city and for village drugstores. For example, authorized person who examines medicaments’ quality in city drugstore must have higher  pharmaceutical education. At the same time this person must have a certificate of pharmacist or must have pharmacist qualification. He also must work in this sphere not less than two years.

At the same time specialist who doesn’t have this experience can work in a village drugstore.

We need to admit that procedure on issuance licenses in this sphere is variable and company examines your documents every time before submitting them to state bodies.

Registration and application for pharmacy license process

A drugstore license is issued by State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control which is located in Kyiv.

The main required documents for getting a license are an application form, document with information about material base and a power of attorney.

Documents are examined during 10 working days. There are also 1-2 days for publication results on the state body’s website. Paper license hadn’t been issued since 2017.

In spite of a simple list of required documents for wholesale or retail of medicines, a lot of drugstores can’t fill it correctly. So you have to submit documents a few times and wait for decisions nearly 2 weeks. This brings your company to losses and stopping activity of a drugstore. Our company can prevent it and here you can read about our services’ price.

There is an outgoing examination after submitting documents. As a rule, it is held by local charters of State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control. By the time of examination your premises had to be prepared, reconstruction must be finished and there must be required equipment. There is also must work a pharmacist. If you are an individual then you must sign labour agreement with him and register it in centers of employment.

The target of examination is checking conformity of real premises to submitted documents. Act is formed after the examination.

A drugstore license can be issued only after full preparing of premises. That’s why licensees won’t have to reconstruct something or buy additional equipment when they got licenses.

If there are no any remarks for your premises then you will get a license in 10 days. An official license fee is paid to state budget according to drugstore’s situation via local treasuries.  

Getting a copy of drugstore license

There is no state body’s obligation to issue a copy of license according to the law.

If there is an additional point which must be registered then you submit an application on inclusion to the Register of additional information. This procedure doesn’t differ from the previous one.

Premises and personnel are examined by local state bodies during outgoing examination.

Reissue of a drugstore license

A pharmaceutical license is reissued only if information, which was putted to documents, is changed. For example, if legal address or company’s name are changed. The change of drugstore’s location is not the reason for license’s reissue. You must submit just an application on inclusion to the Register of additional information.

This procedure is the same or even simplified than getting a new license. It depends on changes which were happened. Required documents which confirm changes are submitted to State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control.

You must submit these documents during a month from the moment when changes were happened or a license will be revoked. If it happened to you then call on to our lawyers.

How can You get a drugstore license in our company

As it was said, our company provides services on licensing of drugstores from all over Ukraine. You have to contact our office which is located in Kyiv via phone, email, fax etc.

After discussing terms, cost, procedure of payment and making a prepayment we launch the project.

After final edition of required documents and preparing a power of attorney Client sign and send to the company originals of documents:

  • application form;
  • document with information about material base;
  • certificate about non-control;
  • power of attorney.


Client must pay an official license fee and keep a bank receipt after publishing a positive decision on the website. You can find out information for making payment in local treasuries or state tax services (the code of fee- 22011800). Client can give money to our company and we will pay it and send receipt by ourselves.

Procedure of getting a drugstore license may be changed if you wish.

“Turnkey” license for wholesale or retail of medicines can be got for you by our company.

If you want us to  provide you with this service then contact our specialists.

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Our team

Marina Losenko
Associate
Ivanna Stefanchyshena
Assistant of the Lawyer
Koval Olha
Junior lawyer