Designing pharmacies that improve workflow, maximise space and meet Pharmacy Board requirements.
From complete pharmacy design through to board plans, dispensary upgrades and full refits.
Pharmacium specialises in pharmacy design, creating considered spaces that improve workflow across the dispensary, retail areas and professional services. From complete pharmacy designs and refits to dispensary improvements, consultation rooms and automation planning, every design starts with understanding how your pharmacy operates.
From site assessment and concept development through to detailed drawings and documentation, our design process brings together workflow, functionality and design at every stage.
Your pharmacy is unique. We work closely with you to understand your objectives, operational challenges and future plans, creating a design that works for your business — not someone else’s.
Backed by an international pharmacy solutions market leader, and with a decade of design and change management experience behind us, we partner with retail pharmacies to identify their challenges, come up with solutions and implement improvements.
Pharmacium’s design offering is unique. We truly understand the daily challenges faced by pharmacies, thanks to our own in-house pharmacy experience and decade-long history of providing pharmacy dispensary and workflow design solutions to over 800 Australian pharmacies.
We prepare professional, compliant Pharmacy Board plans that include all technical requirements for approval, helping you avoid delays and rejected applications.
There are many variables which determine the response including the size and scope of the project, the complexity of your building, as well as how quickly you are able to make decisions. Generally you would need be looking at 16 – 24 weeks for the design process.
Variables which impact your cost will include the size and scope of your project and the complexity of the building. Adding a consulting room is much cheaper than a designing a new space from scratch. If you are planning on a substantial re-fit in a 300sqm space, you would allow $5-7K for the concept development and around $6k for the drawing up of detailed builders plans.
Yes. We design compounding facilities which meet with the strict guidelines, from a smaller workspace in dispensary operations to custom designed facilities. We consult with PCCA Australia and MEDISCA to keep up with the latest in current and future regulatory requirement and best practice workflows.
If you’re opening a new pharmacy, relocating, renovating or making significant layout changes, you may need compliant Pharmacy Board plans as part of your approval process. We prepare detailed plans that meet the required technical standards to help streamline the approval process.
The process we use is a collaborative one where you are involved throughout, we support and guide you through the process.
The standard service agreement provides up to three major design changes at agreed stages in the process. During the process we keep you informed about which stage you are at and how many revisions you have had. Once you have settled on your concept and the builder’s plans are underway, major changes result in significant re-work and may incur a fee.
We have an extensive network of shopfitters and builders and can provide you with the details of companies we have worked with.
Yes. We hand over the builders documentation to them and remain available for them during the build process in the event they have any questions.
There are many variables which impact profitability, offering a good customer experience and providing efficient workflows are part of this. When re-fits are done well, executed precisely and have a solid business plan behind them, significant increases in GP% are not unusual.
Absolutely. As part of the Willach Group, we have extensive experience designing pharmacies around robotic dispensing systems and existing equipment. Our goal is to create an efficient workflow while making the best use of your available space.
Yes. Pharmacium provides pharmacy design services for pharmacies across Australia. Depending on your location and project requirements, we can arrange site visits or work remotely using detailed plans and measurements.
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