Why Community Pharmacy Owned By Civil Servants Don't Make Good Profit
Community pharmacy There are so many community pharmacies in Nigeria. Many are doing well in terms of profit. However, there are some sets of community pharmacies that tend to struggle. They are mostly community pharmacies owned by pharmacists in the civil service. Read Also : Success tip for community pharmacy The regulation in Nigeria does not allow one pharmacist to own two or more community pharmacies. It also forbade a hospital pharmacy or other pharmacist in other sectors from owning a community pharmacy. To bypass this regulation, another pharmacist can provide the licence for the community pharmacy while the fund is provided by the owner. Community Pharmacist In Civil Service Most pharmacists in the civil service that own community pharmacy business finds it difficult to break in. They cannot compete with those pharmacies that are in community service full time. The Problem There are two problems I have observed with civil servants running their own community pharmacy. The...
