Requirements For Starting A Pharma Franchise in India

Pharma Industry is on its boom right now. In India, it has been on the rapid growth as compared to the early days. The reason behind this instant and rapid growth is the inability to meet the increasing demand of cost effective and quality medicine and healthcare services for the common public, which has resulted as an opportunity for the investors and the persons who are looking for having an pharma franchise for getting started into this growing Pharmaceutical Industry. But, before getting started into this fruitful field of pharma franchise business, it is better to have some sort of information about this business like what a pharma franchise does its requirements, needed resources and all of its related aspects.

So, now coming to the pharma franchise, it is an opportunity for the peoples who are in the pharma field for years or for the individuals who are looking to start in this field having some sort of knowledge or want to have a the challenge of handling a new business start-up. In pharma franchise business model, individuals, retailers or distributors are provided with the franchise of a PCD Pharma Company or a pharma company with the rights of using their brand name and products for their business growth within their geographical area using their marketing strategies and local networks.

In simple words, a PCD pharma franchise and pharma franchise are almost similar entities but a little bit differences like PCD pharma franchise is the small model or miniature of the pharma franchise, as it requires less investment, no experience, no such essential qualification, the small area under their reach and a very little burden as compared to a major pharma franchise. On the other hand, Pharma franchise involves greater investments, requires good educational qualifications, and a larger area as compared to the miniature or (i.e. PCD Pharma Franchise).


If someone is planning to establish his business in this industry and is new into this field, then the PCD pharma franchise is a better option for him. Here is the process and requirements that are needed to be fulfilled to enter this PCD Pharma or Pharma Franchise:

  • Select the niche or area where you want to get started in this industry.
  • Now ita€™s time to figure out the companies in which you are interested. Prepare a database or listing with all the details gathered from different resources which may be online sources like the internet or maybe your personal a local network consisting of the concerned persons with the pharma industry.
  • After finalizing the list, start contacting the companies selected from the prepared list by inquiring the companies about the vacancy of PCD pharma franchise (or for Pharma, Franchise incase if you are looking for and monopoly rights availability in the area where you are looking to establish your PCD pharma franchise.

As discussed above, inquiring about the monopoly rights, it will help you in the future to standalone in the market, as the monopoly rights will provide you the privileges of offering a one specific product in your serviceable area only by you. No other distributor will be provided the right to sell that product in your allotted or serviceable area till you hold the monopoly rights of that specific product. These monopoly rights will make sure that you are the only supplier of that product in your concerned area on the behalf of the parent company.

 After contacting companies, if you get back responses ask them to share their product and price list available in your area. Before selecting the company it is better to have an idea about the product quality and services offered by asking them to share their product sample kit including their promotional strategies and other relevant information.Now select the best company based on the facts that fulfill your requirements and conditions.

Make an agreement comprising of the terms and conditions that you and the company agrees upon the mentioned terms and conditions.Now if you are looking for the PCD Pharma franchise then, you need GST Number for your business. Once you got it, you are ready to go. And if you are looking for Pharma Franchise of a Generic, Branded or reputed pharma companies who dona€™t offer PCD pharma franchise, then you need the following:

  • Income Tax Registration: It involves the interested party must have the following:
      • VAT/GST Registration
  • Pharma Drug License: These licenses are provided by:
    • Central Drug Standard Control Organization
    • State Drug Standard Control Organization

Required Qualifications and Experience like:
  • Up to 5 years of experience in the pharma field. The company offering franchise offers great advantages, offers, and responsibilities to the qualified person. 
  • Qualification wise, the person seeking for a pharma franchise must be graduate or at least SSC. Because some reputed companies only want to involve better-educated persons with them.
So, in the end, we can conclude that Pharma Franchise Business is the one of the best opportunities, if someone is looking to establish himself in this growing and fruitful pharmaceutical industry.