How to open a pharmacy

Obtaining a license for pharmaceutical activities is carried out online, the service is fully automated.

An application for a license is sent to the territorial department of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Control Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The application for a license must be submitted via a separate online service.

The cost of the service of issuing a license for the right to engage in pharmaceutical activities is 10 MCIs. The service period, i.e. the issuance of the license, is 15 working days;

How to get the service online

This service can be found in the section "Healthcare → Activity Licensing" on eliсense.kz.

To receive the service you need to login or register on the "electronic licensing" portal. 

On the page of the "electronic licensing" portal select the necessary subtype of activity (for example, retail sale of medicines) and click on the "Next" button.

In the service passport read the brief information about the service and click on "Order the service online".

Then you need to fill in all fields of the application form, pay the license fee (10 MCIs) and sign with your EDS.

You can track the status of the submitted application in the Personal Account in the section "My applications". You can find out more about the permitting process in the section "My permits".