How to open a pharmacy in Nepal
Who can open one, registering with DDA on DAMS, the documents, fees and shop rules, and what to do after you open.
Read the guidePharmacy guides
Guides for running a pharmacy in Nepal
Plain answers to questions that pharmacy owners and pharmacists in Nepal often ask, written from the laws and official notices. Each guide lists its sources and the date it was last reviewed.
Opening and licensing
Pharmacy license renewal in Nepal
The shop's DDA certificate and a pharmacist's Pharmacy Council registration are renewed separately. Deadlines, fees, documents and what happens after a lapse.
Read the guidePharmacy laws in Nepal
The Drugs Act 2035, its rules, DDA's Code 2080, the Pharmacy Council Act and the penalties, in plain words, with links to the official texts.
Read the guideVAT, bills and tax
VAT on medicines in Nepal
Why medicines carry no VAT, which pharmacy items carry 13%, and when a pharmacy must register for VAT, as of FY 2083/84.
Read the guideGet your pharmacy set up
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