What certificate do I need to apply for to open a pharmacy?

You need to apply for a licensed pharmacist qualification certificate to open a pharmacy. According to local policies, township pharmacies may have special requirements. Primary pharmacists must take the national health qualification examination to obtain professional titles. However, if they don't work in a hospital, they may not be able to register for reference.

Conditions for opening a pharmacy:

1, qualified as a pharmaceutical technician according to law. The specific requirements are: the legal representative or person in charge of the enterprise has the qualification of licensed pharmacist, the person in charge of quality and the second-class pharmacist have the primary technical title of pharmacy, the acceptance and procurement personnel should have the professional qualifications of pharmacy or medicine, biology, chemistry or have the professional technical title of pharmacy, and the sales personnel should have a high school education or above or meet the conditions stipulated by the provincial drug supervision and administration department. If the business scope includes Chinese herbal pieces, it should also be equipped with personnel with technical secondary school education or primary technical title of Chinese medicine. Simply put, a single retail pharmacy in the main city is equipped with at least 2 pharmaceutical technicians, of whom 1 is a licensed (Chinese) pharmacist;

2, there are rules and regulations to ensure the quality of drugs;

3. Having business premises, equipment, storage facilities and sanitary environment suitable for business operation. The shop area should be suitable for the business scale, and the continuous area on the same plane should not be less than 60 square meters;

4. Have a computer system that can manage the purchase, acceptance, sales and storage of drugs.

Legal basis:

Article 5 of the Measures for the Administration of Drug Business License

The establishment of a drug retail enterprise shall meet the requirements of the number of local permanent residents, regions, traffic conditions and actual needs, conform to the principle of facilitating people to buy drugs, and meet the following requirements:

(1) It has rules and regulations to ensure the quality of the drugs it deals in;

(2) Having qualified pharmaceutical technicians according to law;

Pharmaceutical retail enterprises dealing in prescription drugs and Class A OTC drugs must be equipped with licensed pharmacists or other qualified pharmaceutical technicians according to 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 dealing in Class B over-the-counter drugs and those established in rural areas below the township level shall be equipped with business personnel in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Drug Administration Law, and licensed pharmacists if conditions permit. During the business hours of the enterprise, the above-mentioned personnel shall be on duty.

(3) The enterprise, its legal representative, the person in charge of the enterprise and the person in charge of quality do not have the circumstances stipulated in Articles 75 and 82 of the Drug Administration Law;

(4) Having business premises, equipment, storage facilities and sanitary environment suitable for the drugs handled. The establishment of retail pharmacies in supermarkets and other commercial enterprises must have independent areas;

(five) have the ability to meet the needs of local consumers, and can guarantee the 24-hour supply. The quantity of national essential drugs that pharmaceutical retail enterprises should possess shall be determined by the food and drug supervision and administration departments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in light of local specific conditions.

If the state has other provisions on dealing in narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, toxic drugs for medical use and biological products for prevention, those provisions shall prevail.