Pharmacies and drugstores

Neighborhood pharmacies and compounding pharmacies, including those focused on dermatology, online service or veterinary use, are regulated businesses. They require a licensed pharmacist, health permits and proper facilities before the first sale.

The key decision is the model: reselling medicines, with large inventory and competition from big chains, or compounding, which depends on a lab and on relationships with prescribers. Each case below shows what to validate before you invest.