from 50 000 000 UZS

Medical and Pharmacy Licences in Uzbekistan, Handled End to End

Clinics, dental practices, laboratories, diagnostic centres, pharmacies and pharmaceutical wholesale: we check the premises and staff before the lease, file the application and answer the Ministry of Health's notices.

Discuss your matter How it works

Medical licence — decision within 30 days, valid for 5 years
Pharmacy — decision within 7 working days, licence for 5 years
Only a legal entity qualifies — not a sole proprietor or an individual doctor

In short

How much does a medical or pharmacy licence cost in Uzbekistan and how long does it take?

As of November 2026, the licence for medical activity and the licence for pharmaceutical activity (a pharmacy) in Uzbekistan are issued by the Ministry of Health and can be obtained only by a legal entity — not by a sole proprietor or an individual doctor. Clinics, dental practices, laboratories and diagnostic centres obtain one licence for medical activity: the decision takes 30 days, the licence is valid for 5 years, and one specialty costs 15 BRV in fees plus 5 BRV in state duty, UZS 8,800,000 at a BRV of UZS 440,000. A pharmacy gets its decision within 7 working days and a licence for 5 years, with a fee of 2 BRV (UZS 880,000) and a duty of 10 BRV (UZS 4,400,000). Operating without a licence costs a legal entity a fine of 300 BRV (UZS 132,000,000). Pactum handles the whole process from UZS 50,000,000; fees and duties are paid separately.

Where money is lost

What usually goes wrong

These are not abstract risks but the scenarios that break deals and turn decisions of state authorities against you.

The lease was signed and the refit done before any check

The rent and refit are paid for, but the premises fail the sanitary, fire-safety or accessibility requirements — the expert review gives a negative opinion and there is no licence.

Typical mistake: The premises were checked after the refit instead of before the lease. Another trap: the medical activity passport requires premises and equipment held by ownership or another right in rem and does not name a lease — the contract is checked before signing.

A minimum of specialties was declared, but patients are seen in all of them

Working outside the specialties in the licence is a gross violation: suspension, and for systematic violations annulment through the court and a year with no new licence for the company or for new firms of its founder.

Typical mistake: The fee per specialty was saved on. The list is chosen a year ahead: the fee, the staff and the sterilisation all depend on it.

A dental practice without its own sterilisation unit

For surgical specialties, including dentistry, an in-house sterilisation unit is a gross licence requirement, and a contract with an outside organisation is not enough.

Typical mistake: The rule for therapy and diagnostics, where a contract is sufficient, was applied to surgery.

The decision came, but the payment deadline was missed

The decision to grant the licence is cancelled and the cycle starts again — with a new review fee and a finished clinic or pharmacy standing idle.

Typical mistake: Nobody budgeted the 30 days for paying the duty after the notice. The money for the duty is set aside before filing.

The pharmacy was opened as a sole proprietor or bought as equipment

A sole proprietor cannot obtain the licence, and a licence is issued to a legal entity and cannot be transferred: a point bought without the seller's legal entity cannot operate.

Typical mistake: Nobody knew the law prohibits transferring a licence. A pharmacy or clinic is bought together with the legal entity (a stake), not as property.

A pharmacy manager without the required education

Having no qualified manager is a gross violation of the pharmacy passport: suspension of the licence, and for systematic violations annulment on the authority's claim.

Typical mistake: An experienced sales assistant was appointed as manager. The role requires a higher pharmaceutical education or a higher medical education plus a special course at a pharmaceutical higher education institution.

Outcome

What you get

Type and scope of the licence

The clinic's specialties a year ahead, or the type of pharmaceutical licence — retail, wholesale, compounding, manufacture.

Checks before the lease and purchases

Premises, equipment, doctors with qualification categories and certificates, the pharmacy manager — checked against the licence passport before you sign.

An LLC for the clinic or pharmacy

Company registration, because a sole proprietor or an individual doctor cannot hold the licence, from UZS 1,500,000; a foreign participant is allowed.

Application and expert review

Filing with an e-signature through license.gov.uz or my.gov.uz, replies to the Licensing Centre's notices, curing defects within the time allowed.

X-ray, branches, new addresses

The X-ray equipment permit together with the licence, and adding a branch, address or specialty to the licence.

Support after the licence is granted

Renewal after 5 years, re-registration after a change of name or address, inspections and lifting a suspension.

How we work

How it works

01
Reviewing the task
What you are opening — a clinic, dental practice, laboratory, pharmacy or wholesale business — decides the licence passport, the fee and the premises and staff requirements.
02
Company, premises, staff
We register the LLC or check the existing one and check the premises, equipment and staff against the passport.
037 working days to 30 days
Filing and expert review
The application with an e-signature, payment of the fee, opinions of the approving bodies. A clinic decision takes 30 days, a pharmacy decision 7 working days.
04up to 30 days
Duty and launch
The duty is paid within 30 days of the notice and the licence with a QR code arrives in your personal account; then the connection to the e-health system.

Legal basis

What the law says

Every point links to the primary source so that you can check it yourself.

Medical and pharmaceutical activity are licensed activities: Annex 1 to Law No. ZRU-701 on Licensing, Permitting and Notification Procedures (items 25 and 26).
lex.uz — ZRU-701, Annex 1
Only a legal entity can obtain the licence for medical activity: a doctor forms an LLC or works in a licensed clinic (Art. 11 of the Law on Protection of Citizens' Health).
lex.uz — Law on Protection of Citizens' Health, Art. 11
Medical activity passport: decision within 30 days, licence for 5 years; review fee of 15 BRV for one specialty, 4 BRV for each further outpatient or diagnostic specialty and 5 BRV for each inpatient one; state duty for issue of 5 BRV (Annex 27 to the Unified Regulation on Licensing, CMR No. 80).
lex.uz — CMR No. 80, medical activity passport
Presidential Decree No. UP-74 of 05.05.2026 raised the review fee for a medical licence from 2 to 15 BRV.
lex.uz — UP-74
Since 1 July 2026 medical licences have been issued on behalf of the Ministry of Health by the Centre for Licensing and Accreditation of Medical Organisations (PP-170 of 05.05.2026, para. 2a).
lex.uz — PP-170
Pharmacy (passport 29): decision within 7 working days, licence for 5 years, a fee of 2 BRV and a state duty of 10 BRV; ground-floor premises of at least 34 m² with a separate entrance, and a manager with a higher pharmaceutical education or a higher medical education plus a special course at a pharmaceutical institution.
lex.uz — CMR No. 80, passport 29
Wholesale, compounding and manufacture of medicines (passport 28): review in 15 working days (5 expedited), a fee of 2 or 4 BRV and a state duty of 10 BRV.
lex.uz — CMR No. 80, passport 28
Only pharmacies and their branches may sell medicines at retail; the law has no separate "pharmacy point" category (Art. 20 of the Law on Medicines and Pharmaceutical Activity).
lex.uz — Medicines Law, Art. 20
The state duty is paid within 30 days of the notice of a positive decision; otherwise the decision is cancelled (para. 29 of the Unified Regulation on Licensing).
lex.uz — Unified Regulation, para. 29
Transferring a licence or the rights under it to other persons is prohibited (Art. 13 of ZRU-701): a clinic or pharmacy is bought together with the legal entity.
lex.uz — Art. 13 of ZRU-701
The fine for a legal entity carrying on medical or pharmaceutical activity without a licence is 300 BRV (Law No. ZRU-701, Annex 4).
lex.uz — ZRU-701, Annex 4
X-ray equipment needs a separate permit: a fee of 2 BRV and 2 BRV for issue per machine, 10 working days, valid for 3 years (CMR No. 86, Annex 40).
lex.uz — CMR No. 86, Annex 40
The base calculation value (BRV) has been UZS 440,000 since 1 September 2026 (Presidential Decree No. UP-115 of 23.06.2026); fees, duties and fines are calculated from it.
lex.uz — UP-115

Choosing an option

What you are opening, which licence and what the state charges

What you are opening	Licence	Fee and duty	Decision
Clinic, dental practice, laboratory, diagnostic centre	Medical activity, passport 27	15 BRV + 5 BRV = UZS 8,800,000 for one specialty	up to 30 days
Each further specialty	The same licence	+4 BRV (outpatient, diagnostic) or +5 BRV (inpatient)	in the same application
Pharmacy and its branch	Pharmaceutical activity, passport 29	2 BRV + 10 BRV = UZS 5,280,000	7 working days
Wholesale, compounding, manufacture of medicines	Pharmaceutical activity, passport 28	2 BRV (4 expedited) + 10 BRV	15 working days (5 expedited)
X-ray, CT, mammography	Permit, CMR No. 86	2 BRV + 2 BRV per machine	10 working days

A clinic with one specialty pays the state UZS 8,800,000 and a pharmacy UZS 5,280,000. What costs more is premises, equipment and staff that fail the expert review, and missed deadlines. That is why the work starts with checks before the lease, not with the filing.

Next step

Tell us about your matter

We will go through your situation, say what can realistically be done and in what time, and name the fee once we understand the scope. Any figure before that would be invented.

Phone: +998781138101

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Email: info@pactum.uz

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60-minute consultation — 300 000 UZS, paid in advance. The fee is credited toward the service if you go ahead.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does a medical licence cost in Uzbekistan?

For one specialty: a 15 BRV (UZS 6,600,000) review fee plus a 5 BRV (UZS 2,200,000) state duty, UZS 8,800,000 in total at a BRV of UZS 440,000. Each further specialty adds 4 BRV (outpatient, diagnostic) or 5 BRV (inpatient).

How much does a pharmacy licence cost?

A review fee of UZS 880,000 (2 BRV) and a state duty of UZS 4,400,000 (10 BRV), UZS 5,280,000 in total — the same in Tashkent and the regions. The licence is issued for 5 years.

How much does it cost to have a clinic or pharmacy licence handled for you?

At Pactum the lawyers' work starts from UZS 50,000,000; the total depends on the number of specialties and branches and on the state of the premises, equipment and staff at filing. Fees and duties are paid separately, directly to the state. The Ministry of Health makes the decision, and we do not promise that the licence will be granted.

Can a sole proprietor or a doctor get a medical licence or open a pharmacy?

No. Medical and pharmaceutical licences are issued only to legal entities, so a doctor or an entrepreneur first registers an LLC — at Pactum from UZS 1,500,000.

How long does it take to get the licence?

A clinic gets its decision in 30 days, a pharmacy in 7 working days, and pharmaceutical wholesale and manufacture in 15 working days (5 expedited). After the decision there are 30 days to pay the duty. Most of the time goes into preparing the premises, equipment and staff, not into the review.

Do I need a licence for a dental practice?

Yes, a dental practice operates under the licence for medical activity. The passport requires its own sterilisation unit, and X-ray equipment needs a separate permit, which can be obtained together with the licence.

Can I buy a clinic or a pharmacy together with its licence?

Only together with the legal entity. Transferring a licence to other persons is prohibited (Art. 13 of ZRU-701), so you buy a stake in the licensed company, not the premises and equipment. In a reorganisation other than a conversion the licence may lapse, so the deal structure is chosen in advance.

Does a pharmacy point need a licence?

Yes. The law allows medicines to be sold at retail only by pharmacies and their branches, and there is no separate "pharmacy point" category. The outlet is set up as a pharmacy or a branch and entered in the licence.

Why you can trust us with this

Verifiable facts about us

There are no testimonials and no case studies here: they cannot be checked. Only what you can confirm yourself.

Every amount on this page is calculated from the BRV of UZS 440,000 and tied to a provision of the licence passport or the law, with a link to lex.uz.
We point out the 2026 changes missing from older publications: a medical licence review fee of 15 BRV instead of 2, and the Licensing Centre at the Ministry of Health since 1 July.
The price of the work comes from Pactum's approved price list — the same anchor as on the clinic licensing and pharmaceutical licence pages in the catalogue; state payments are not included and are shown separately.

Related materials and services

Medical licence: requirements and state duty How to open a pharmacy: pharmaceutical licence Clinic licensing — catalogue service Business licences and permits

This material is for reference and is not legal advice on your particular situation. Rules and tariffs change — check the current wording through the links to the primary sources above. To have your case assessed, send a request.