Query: I am interested to start a small pharmaceutical packaging company and I am looking for some information. I have found your email on google when I was reading your article on how to start a pharmaceutical packaging company. Can you provide me some guidance that how can I start a pharmaceutical packaging company and how much investment require for small scale. Response: You can start a pharmaceutical packaging printing company by setting up machinery and equipment. Unlike pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, there is no requirement of taking drug related licenses for pharmaceutical packaging companies. You can set-up a packaging company just like any other un-regulated sector. Search for premises Take GST number Purchase machinery and equipment's Tie-up with pharmaceutical finished goods manufacturing unit Supply to them But for starting a packaging company, you need to have knowledge of some skills like basic knowledge of designing, printing process and requirements of pharm
Question: This is with regards to opening up of a retail pharmacy business in Thane. Please guide me as to how I can proceed with it. I am CA qualified, but have no idea about whether any specific qualifications are required for setting up this business and also how to obtain license
Response:
For starting retail pharmacy business, you need to have retail drug license. For taking retail drug license, you need to complete all requirement essential for it.
These are as follow:
Premises Area Required: Minimum of 10 Square meters.
Premises Specifications: Premises shall be designed, constructed, adapted and maintained to suit the pharmacy operations so as to permit dispensing of drugs under hygienic conditions.
Competent Person: Registered Pharmacist
Pharmacist requirement, you can fulfil by appointing a registered pharmacist as employee for your pharmacy store.
Documents and requirements for starting retail pharmacy business:
How to obtain license for retail pharmacy business?
For applying for license, you have to visit to your district drug licensing authority. Drug licensing authority responsibility is generally fulfilled by district drug inspector. You need to visit there and discuss about all formalities and specifications required for retail pharmacy business.
Complete all formalities and apply for retail drug license online or offline as applicable in your state.
For starting retail pharmacy business, you need to have retail drug license. For taking retail drug license, you need to complete all requirement essential for it.
These are as follow:
Premises Area Required: Minimum of 10 Square meters.
Premises Specifications: Premises shall be designed, constructed, adapted and maintained to suit the pharmacy operations so as to permit dispensing of drugs under hygienic conditions.
Competent Person: Registered Pharmacist
Pharmacist requirement, you can fulfil by appointing a registered pharmacist as employee for your pharmacy store.
Documents and requirements for starting retail pharmacy business:
- Application at Form 19, 19A, 19B or 19C as per license required
- Fee Challan receipt
- Registered Pharmacist appointment letter if either of owner or partner is not registered pharmacist
- Educational and Qualification proof copy i.e. registration certification at State Pharmacy council, diploma or bachelor degree certificates etc
- Date of birth certificate or proof copy of pharmacist
- Declaration Affidavit of pharmacist as prescribed by authority
- Address proof of pharmacist
- Shop possession proof (Ownership proof or rent agreement which is applicable)
- Refrigerator purchase bill copy
- Partnership deep/MOA/Registration copy if any
- Affidavit of proprietor/partners/directors
- Address proof of proprietor/partners/directors
- Blue print/layout plan of shop in three copies
- Any other documents asked by drug authority
How to obtain license for retail pharmacy business?
For applying for license, you have to visit to your district drug licensing authority. Drug licensing authority responsibility is generally fulfilled by district drug inspector. You need to visit there and discuss about all formalities and specifications required for retail pharmacy business.
Complete all formalities and apply for retail drug license online or offline as applicable in your state.
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