# \[e-drug\] RFI: Siting of Pharmacies

**URL:** <https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-rfi-siting-of-pharmacies/24749>\
**Category:** e-drug\
**Created:** [March 4, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-rfi-siting-of-pharmacies/24749 "2006-03-04T09:36:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Naziruddin\_Ahsan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8dc957/32.png) [@Naziruddin\_Ahsan](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Naziruddin_Ahsan)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-rfi-siting-of-pharmacies/24749/1 "2006-03-04T09:36:26Z")

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E-DRUG: RFI: Siting of Pharmacies  
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Dear E-druggers,

What is the legal or practice based requirement for licensing of pharmacies in the vicinity of an existing pharmacy. Are there any restrictions with reference to siting of a pharmacy?

regards

Naziruddin Ahsan  
? affiliation  
? country  
nahsan55@yahoo.com

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**Author:** ![Rollo\_Manning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@Rollo\_Manning](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Rollo_Manning)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-rfi-siting-of-pharmacies/24749/2 "2006-03-04T21:43:18Z")

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E-DRUG: RFI: Siting of Pharmacies (2)  
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In Australia the critical factor to business success is being able to dispense the Government Pharmaceutical Benefits (PBS)prescriptions. Opening a pharmacy is easy - as long as you are a pharmacist - but then the ability to dispense PBS prescriptions is governed by a set of rules that prevents opening or relocating a certain distance from any other - currently 1.5 Kms. These rules are more to protect the business interests of the owner pharmacists rather than the health benefits to consumers. It is not a model I would recommend to follow. Others will know of better mechanisms I am sure.

regards

Rollo Manning  
Darwin NT Australia  
rollom@iinet.net.au

[Naziruddin Ahsan has written to E-drug with his affiliation:

Secretary  
Pharmacy Council of Pakistan  
Islamabad, Pakistan.  
nahsan55@yahoo.com

Thanks, Naziruddin! Wilbert, moderator]