To open a pharmacy, you need about 100,000 yuan of capital.
According to the "People's Republic of China *** and the State Drug Administration Law Enforcement Regulations":
Article 12 of the opening of a drug retail enterprise, the applicant shall apply to the proposed enterprise location of the municipal drug supervision and management agencies or provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central People's Government drug supervision and management department directly set up by the county drug supervision and management agencies.
The application shall be accepted by the drug supervision and management institutions from the date of receipt of the application within 30 working days, according to the State Council drug supervision and management departments, combined with the number of resident population, geographic area, traffic conditions and the actual need for review, to make a decision whether to agree to the preparation of the decision.
After completing the preparatory construction of the proposed enterprise, the applicant shall apply to the original approval body for acceptance. The original approval body shall, within 15 working days from the date of receipt of the application, based on the "Drug Administration Law" Article 15 of the start-up conditions for the organization of acceptance; meet the conditions, issued by the "drug business license".
According to the "Drug Administration License Management Measures":
Article 5 of the opening of drug retail enterprises, shall meet the requirements of the number of local resident population, geographic area, traffic conditions and actual needs, in line with the principle of convenience for the public to purchase medicines, and in line with the following setup requirements:
1, with the rules and regulations to ensure the quality of medicines being operated;
2, with a Qualified pharmacy technicians in accordance with the law;
Pharmaceutical retail enterprises operating prescription drugs, Class A non-prescription drugs, must be equipped with licensed pharmacists or other qualified pharmacy technicians in accordance with the law. The person in charge of quality should have more than one year (including one year) experience in quality management of drug business.
Pharmaceutical retail enterprises operating non-prescription drugs of Category B, as well as rural townships below the establishment of pharmaceutical retail enterprises, should be in accordance with the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law," Article 15 of the provisions of the business staff, and conditions should be equipped with a licensed pharmacist. The above personnel shall be on duty during the business hours of the enterprise.
3, the enterprise, the legal representative of the enterprise, the person in charge of the enterprise, the person in charge of quality without the "Drug Administration Law" Article 75, Article 82 of the circumstances;
4, with the drugs operated by the appropriate business premises, equipment, storage facilities, as well as sanitary environment. If a retail pharmacy is set up in a supermarket or other commercial enterprise, it must have an independent area;
5. It has the ability to equip itself with medicines that can meet the needs of local consumers and ensure a 24-hour supply. Drug retailers should have the number of varieties of national essential drugs by the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Food and Drug Administration in conjunction with the local situation to determine.
The state on the operation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, toxic drugs for medical use, preventive biological products, and other provisions, shall be subject to its provisions.
Expanded:
According to the "People's Republic of China *** and the State Drug Administration Law":
Article 51
Engaged in pharmaceutical wholesale activities, shall be approved by the drug supervision and management department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the central government of the location, to obtain the license to operate drugs. Engaged in pharmaceutical retail activities, shall be approved by the local people's government at or above the county level, drug supervision and management department, to obtain a drug license. Without a drug license, shall not operate drugs.
The drug license should be marked with the validity and scope of business, the expiration of the re-examination of the license. Drug supervision and management department to implement the drug license, in addition to the conditions set out in Article 52 of this Law, should also follow the principle of convenience for the public to purchase drugs.
Article 52
To engage in pharmaceutical business activities shall have the following conditions:
1, a pharmacist or other pharmacy technicians qualified in accordance with the law;
2, with the management of pharmaceuticals suitable for the business premises, equipment, warehousing facilities and sanitation;
3, with the management of pharmaceuticals suitable for quality Management organization or personnel;
4, there are rules and regulations to ensure the quality of medicines, and in line with the State Council Drug Administration in accordance with the requirements of this Law formulated by the drug quality management standards.
Article 53
To engage in drug business activities, it shall comply with the quality management standard for drug business, establish and improve the quality management system for drug business, and ensure that the whole process of drug business continuously meets the statutory requirements.
The State encourages and guides drug retail chain operations. The headquarters of enterprises engaged in drug retail chain operation activities shall establish a unified quality management system, and fulfill the management responsibility for the business activities of the retail enterprises under them. The legal representative of the drug business enterprises, the main person in charge of the enterprise's drug business activities are fully responsible for.
Article 54
The State shall implement a classification and management system for prescription drugs and non-prescription drugs. Specific measures shall be formulated by the drug supervision and administration department under the State Council in conjunction with the competent health department under the State Council.
Article 55
The holders of listed drug licenses, drug manufacturers, drug business enterprises and medical institutions shall purchase drugs from the holders of listed drug licenses or from enterprises qualified to manufacture or operate drugs; however, the purchase of Chinese herbal medicines for which the approval and management have not been implemented is excluded.
China.gov.cn - Regulations for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law of the People's Republic of China