Apply In-Person:

1. To obtain License or Permit to sell poisons in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Health Professions Council office of Zambia, for the main office visit: link.
2. Make sure to have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. The application form can be obtained from any nearest office of the Health Professions Council.
4. An application form will be provided to the applicant upon visiting the Zambia Medicine Authority office.
5. Once understanding the guideline properly, the applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.
6. Submit the application form with necessary attachments to the office.
7. Pay the fee as given in the “Fees” section of this page.
8. After the completion and verification of all the required documents, the certificate will be accessible.
9. Upon completion of above steps, the applicant gets the license in 30 days.
   

• The World Health Organisation (WHO) pharmaceutical certificate of quality and free sale certificate.
• Passport (for non-Zambians).
• NRC.
• ZRA clearance certificate.
• Payment receipt.
  

Health Professions Council of Zambia
Head Office
No. 7 Chaholi Road, Off Addis Ababa Drive
Rhodes Park
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: 0211-236241
Email : info@hpcz.org.zm
Website : link.
Contact Details link.

• The applicant must be of legal age.
• The applicant must be a bonafide resident of Zambia.
  

Pay as per authorities prescribed as the Council may determine different fees for different categories or classes of poisons.

The license will be valid for the period mentioned in the license.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links.

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

In 30 days, the application will be granted or rejected.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <& video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, google video, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of the webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office has held birth records since January 1908.

• The name and address of the applicant.
• The name of the poison.
• The active constituents of the poison.
• The indications and method of use.
• The contra-indications, warnings, precautions.
• The composition.
• The shelf life.
• The containers and packaging.
• The labelling.
• The method of sale.
• The manufacturer's name and address.
• The distributor's name and address.
• The designation of the person signing the application.
• Any other information which may be requested by the Board.
  

The permit allows the holder to sell poison as verified in the license.

Pharmacy & Poison Act of Zambia: link.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.