Pharmacy Layout Design

Presented by
Maham Shafiq
M Phil Pharmaceutics(2013-2015_
University College of pharmacy
University of the Punjab Lahore
What is layout and its importance?
 An arrangenment or a plan , espicially the
schematic arrangement of parts or areas.

 Importance

 It plays significant role in the development

of the customers perception which have a
positive impact on its sale potential.
Objective of layout design

• To attract a large number of customer

• To increase the sale and decrease the selling
expenses
• To have space for reserve for stock,office and
resting place for the employees
• Proper entrace for goods
• To minimize the movement of customers with
within the premises of the drug store
Types of layout design

Clerk Or
Self
personal
selection
Service

Self service
Clerk or
personal Service Self Selection Self Service
Consumer may see • Minimum Clerk
Exposure of handle and select service
items
product is less • Maximum
prescribed drugs For nutritional exposure of
supplements product to
Maximum costmers
interaction cosmetic,
between consumer contraceptive
and the pharmacy • Not 100 % self
OTC drugs service
personnel
 Style of layout designs

Grid Layout Free Flow layout

Products are displayed in straight Fixture are irregularly shaped
and parallel lines such as circles arches and triangle
Grid Layout
Advantages
 More Product Exposure
 Possibility of self service
 Familiarity with
product that can be
needed in future
 Simplied,Security,Mini
mum pilferage
 Maximum utilization of
available space
Free Flow Layout
Advantages
 Allowance for browsing
and wandering freely
 Increased impulse
purchases
 Visual appeal and
Flexibility
Disadvantages
 Loitering encouraged
 Possible confusion
 Waste of floor space and
Costly
List of minimum requirements for a
pharmacy:

Premises:
The word Pharmacy shall be displayed in white
writing on green coloured sign boared having
minimum length of 5 feet and width of 2.5 feet.
 The premises of a pharmacy shall be separated from
room for private use
 The premises shall be built dry, well lit and ventilated
and shall be of sufficient dimensions to allow the
goods in stock, especially drugs and poisons to be
kept in a clearly visible and appropriate manner.
 The area of the section to be used at dispensing
department should not be less than shall not be less
than 6 sq meters for each additional person.
 The height of the premises shall at least be 2.5 sq
Meters.
 The floor of the pharmacy should be smooth and
washable
 The walls shall be plastered or tiled or oil painted
so as to maintain smooth, durable and washable
surface devoid of holes, cracks and cervices.
 The dispensing department shall be separated
by a barrier to prevent the entry of the public.
Hospital Pharmacy

 The department of the

hospital which deals
with procurement,
storage, compounding,
dispensing,
manufacturing,
testing, packaging and
distribution of drugs.
Location and layout of the Hospital
Pharmacy
 In hospital premises so that patients and staff can
easily approach it.
 In multi storied building ,on the ground floor
especially the dispensing unit.
 The manufacturing room should be adjacent to the
pharmacy.
 Outpatient pharmacy should give pleasant
appearance and must have enough space for
seating of patients who have to wait for medicines.
 Medical stores of a pharmacy should be adjacent
to the pharmacy itself or should be directly
connected to pharmacy.
Layout of hospital pharmacy
Community pharmacy

 A community
pharmacy is
a pharmacy that deals
directly with people in
the local area. It has
responsibilities
including compounding,
counseling, checking
and dispensing of
prescription drugs to
the patients with care,
accuracy, and legality.
According to
Sharif Kaf al-
Ghazal, the
opening of the
first
drugstores are
recorded
by Muslim pharm
acists
in Baghdad in
754
Selection of Site Space, Layout and Design for
community pharmacy

 A needy town or city

 Site of pharmacy in a particular city should
be most suitable among those available.
 Convenient and accessible site to the
majority of consumers.
 Adequate free parking facility.
Physical facility
 Administrative office
 Bulk storage
 Narcotic or dangerous drug locker
 Manufacturing and repackaging
 Intravenous solution compounding
 Inpatient dispensing
 Outpatient dispensing In case of Hospital
Pharmacy
 Medicine information resource centre
 Emergency medicine storage