Journey
Open a community pharmacy
Register your pharmacy premises, put a responsible pharmacist in charge whenever you sell medicines, join the NHS pharmaceutical list if you want to dispense NHS prescriptions, and set up controlled drugs registers and safe storage.
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Register your pharmacy premises
Your premises must be on the General Pharmaceutical Council's register before you sell pharmacy medicines from them.
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Put a responsible pharmacist in charge
A named pharmacist must be in charge whenever you sell or supply medicines.
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Join the NHS pharmaceutical list
Needed if you want to dispense NHS prescriptions.
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Store and record controlled drugs
Keep a register for Schedule 2 controlled drugs and lock them away.
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Put the employer duties in place
Every pharmacy that employs staff carries the duties every employer has.
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Check you have everything in place
Go through what you need before you open, and again when you add premises or services.
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