Ultimate Community Pharmacy Starter Course

This 6 part comprehensive course covers all aspects of starting a pharmacy in South Africa. The course discusses all pharmacy types in the introduction but focuses on community pharmacy applications. Understand who the governing bodies are and what they require from the applicant and the responsible pharmacist. Consider the legal fees and licenses needed. The course breaks up the licensing process into pre and post licensing activities and how to tackle them. Use the checklist to screen your project and prevent automatic fails. Anticipate budgets, risks and how best to reduce time delays. Outcome types are discussed as well as how to obtain a practice number, how to staff, stock and fit your pharmacy in readiness for launching. Lastly, we discuss marketing, maintenance and other key aspects for longevity.