Turnkey support in obtaining a pharmacy licence: documents, personnel, equipment, premises, technical passport, floor plan and submission to the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs.
In 2026, obtaining a pharmacy licence requires verification that the establishment complies with the staffing, organisational, and material and technical requirements of the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs.
The lawyers of Prikhodko & Partners have practical experience in pharmaceutical licensing and have supported the obtaining of more than 160 licences for pharmacies, pharmacy outlets and pharmaceutical warehouses. We identify weaknesses in documents and facility preparation in advance to reduce the risk of comments or refusal.
We begin our support not with formally completing an application, but with reviewing your case: the premises, personnel, equipment and documents. Where necessary, we help prepare information on material and technical resources, an accessibility report, orders appointing the pharmacy manager and other documents that may be critical for obtaining the licence.
Before submitting documents to the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs, it is important to check not only the document package itself but also the pharmacy’s actual readiness: premises, equipment, personnel and material and technical resources.
We analyse the area, layout, location, accessibility and compliance of the premises with the licensing requirements. It is particularly important to do this before entering into a long-term lease or starting renovation work.
We verify the qualifications of pharmaceutical personnel, equipment, conditions for storing medicinal products and other requirements applicable to the operation of a pharmacy establishment.
We prepare the application, information on material and technical resources, documents relating to personnel and premises, orders and other documents depending on the format of the pharmacy establishment.
We submit the documents to the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs and provide support during the pre-licensing inspection of compliance of the material and technical resources and staffing arrangements.
The requirements for the area and arrangement of the premises depend on the format of the pharmacy establishment and its location. For a standard pharmacy, the minimum total area is:
Separate requirements for pharmacies in healthcare facilities:
For pharmacies located in healthcare facilities, legislation establishes separate area requirements. In cities and urban-type settlements — from 30 m², in villages — from 18 m². The area of a pharmacy outlet must be at least 10 m².
In addition to the area, the layout of the premises, medicinal product storage areas, accessibility for persons with reduced mobility and compliance of the material and technical resources with the declared type of activity are also checked.
The list of equipment depends on the format and product range of the pharmacy establishment. Basic equipment includes, in particular:
Important: a preliminary review should be carried out before leasing the premises and beginning renovation. Correcting non-compliance after the pharmacy has been fitted out usually requires more time and additional costs.
Once the premises, personnel and complete package of documents have been prepared, the application is submitted to the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs. The timeframe for deciding whether to issue or refuse a licence is up to 10 business days from the date the licensing authority receives the application.
Our advantages:
*The cost of services depends on the scope of the request, completeness of the package, form and number of addresses where the activity is carried out, as well as the required timeframe.
On average, 10–14 business days after submitting documents.
No. The law requires qualified pharmaceutical personnel.
The exception is pharmacies at gas stations that sell over-the-counter drugs. In this case, it is sufficient to have only an authorized person with an education level of at least a junior bachelor’s degree in “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy”.
No. The premises must be non-residential.
No. The pharmacy license is perpetual.
Yes, the sale of medicines at gas stations is permitted by Ukrainian law, but only if a license for retail trade in medicines is obtained.
To legally sell medicines at gas stations, you must:
To do this, you must obtain a license for retail trade in medicines, which is issued by the State Service of Ukraine for Medicines and Drug Control.
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Kyiv City, 2 Mechnikova Street, Business Center "Parus", 10 th floor
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