Chemist cleanliness is essential to ensure customer safety and the peace of mind of staff. In an environment where medications, medical devices, and sensitive materials are handled, hygiene must meet the highest standards to prevent contamination and inspire confidence in everyone who enters your chemist.
In Nord Baleares, we offer professional cleaning solutions using approved products, advanced techniques, and qualified personnel with experience in healthcare environments. Below, we explain how we clean health-related environments , such as pharmacies and drugstores.
Importance of cleanliness in pharmacies
In Mallorca, there are over 430 chemists spread across the island, playing a vital role as healthcare providers, selling medications, and offering medical care. A clean, tidy, and well-disinfected pharmacy conveys the professionalism that customers expect.
Safety for customers and employees
It’s one of the fundamental pillars of a chemist, and cleanliness plays a direct role in it. Keeping counters, shelves, floors, and customer service areas spotless reduces the risk of infections and accidents. A clean, dry floor prevents falls, while disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, such as card readers, doorknobs, and counters, minimizes the transmission of viruses and bacteria.
For employees, a clean environment also translates into a healthier and safer space. Eliminating dust, debris, and microorganisms from the environment helps reduce allergies, irritations, and respiratory problems, which has a positive impact on the team’s productivity and well-being.
Health control
A chemist is, by definition, a healthcare facility. This means it must comply with much more rigorous cleaning protocols than a typical retail establishment. Sanitary regulations require daily disinfection of surfaces where medications are handled, as well as frequent cleaning of areas such as storage rooms and laboratories, where hygiene is key to preventing cross-contamination.
Effective sanitation control also includes the safe disposal of waste, the use of approved disinfectants, and the implementation of specific protocols for high-risk situations, such as flu season or health emergencies. In this way, cleanliness becomes an essential preventative measure for protecting public health.
Regulatory compliance
The legal framework governing pharmacies in Spain, and particularly in the Balearic Islands, establishes clear requirements regarding hygiene and disinfection. Complying with these standards avoids penalties and also guarantees quality and professionalism for customers.
Many health inspections include a review of cleaning protocols. Non-compliance can seriously affect a chemist’s reputation and continued operation. Therefore, at Nord Baleares, we ensure that every cleaning procedure is carried out in accordance with current legislation and using certified techniques and products.
Specific challenges of cleaning in chemists
It has unique characteristics that differentiate it from other commercial environments.
Sales areas and counters
They are the face of the chemist and the area with the most customer interaction. Counters, card readers, shelves, and display surfaces are in constant contact, making them potential breeding grounds for bacteria and viruses. Keeping these areas disinfected is key.
Cleaning must be carried out without interrupting the pharmacy’s daily operations. This means using authorized products that do not leave toxic residues and scheduling tasks at times that are compatible with customer service, always ensuring a clean and professional environment.
Warehouses, chambers and laboratories
The most critical areas —storage rooms, cold storage, and laboratories— are located in the less visible parts of the chemist. These are where medications requiring specific hygiene and temperature conditions are kept. Poor cleaning in these areas can compromise product quality, cause cross-contamination, or even lead to penalties during health inspections.
In these areas, it is essential to implement more rigorous protocols, including regular checks, disinfection of shelves, cleaning of floors and storage equipment, and proper waste management. Every intervention must be documented to ensure traceability and compliance with healthcare standards.
Dust, bacteria and waste control
Although it may seem like a minor issue, dust is one of the biggest enemies in a pharmacy. Its accumulation on shelves, products, and surfaces can affect the customer’s perception of hygiene and, in more serious cases, become a source of contamination. Thorough daily cleaning prevents these problems and ensures that medications are stored in optimal condition.
Similarly, controlling bacteria and waste is essential. Pharmacies generate waste that must be managed specifically, such as expired medication containers, chemicals, and laboratory materials.
Methods and products we use in Nord Baleares
We know that cleaning chemists and parapharmacies requires specific protocols, different from those of other businesses or public service areas.
Use of products authorized for healthcare settings
Pharmacies must use disinfectants approved and authorized by the Ministry of Health, capable of eliminating viruses, bacteria, and fungi without endangering medications, customers, or staff. These products comply with strict regulations, ensuring that every intervention respects the health and safety of the environment.
We carefully select each product based on the area to be cleaned. A customer service counter is not the same as a preparation lab, a cold storage room, or a warehouse. This attention to detail ensures effective cleaning without damaging delicate surfaces or compromising the preservation of medications.
Ozone and dry steam cleaning
Advanced disinfection techniques are a valuable addition to chemist cleaning. Ozone cleaning, for example, is a powerful natural disinfectant that eliminates viruses, bacteria, and odors without leaving chemical residues, making it ideal for enclosed spaces with high foot traffic.
Dry steam, on the other hand, allows for deep cleaning of surfaces, furniture, and floors, eliminating microorganisms without the need for harsh products. At Nord Baleares, we use these techniques to complement traditional cleaning, especially in pharmacies seeking extra safety or during periods of heightened health risks.
Protocols adapted to chemists and parapharmacies
Every pharmacy has unique characteristics: size, number of daily customers, critical areas, presence of an attached laboratory or drugstore. Therefore, our protocols are not generic, but are custom-designed to meet the specific needs of each establishment.
Our plans range from daily routine cleaning to more thorough disinfection, always with documented records and staff specifically trained in healthcare environments. This way, we ensure the chemist remains in perfect condition.
Benefits of hiring a company specializing in pharmacy cleaning
Customer confidence, regulatory compliance, and the owner’s peace of mind depend largely on the establishment always being kept in perfect condition.
Hygiene and trust guarantee for your customers
Customers who enter a chemist are looking for much more than just medication: they expect a safe and clean environment that inspires confidence. Professional cleaning reinforces the perception of seriousness and care. This positive image translates directly into customer loyalty and a better reputation for the business compared to the competition.
Constant hygiene reduces the risk of infection and improves the customer experience, which is especially important in a healthcare setting.
Peace of mind for the chemist owner
Delegating cleaning to specialized professionals allows pharmacy owners to focus on their business and customer service, without worrying about organizing hygiene tasks. Knowing that each area is cleaned with the appropriate products and under strict health protocols provides peace of mind that a generic service simply cannot offer.
A specialized company provides supervision, quality control, and traceability, meaning that compliance with health regulations can always be demonstrated in the event of an inspection. This eliminates uncertainty and protects the business owner from potential penalties or claims.
Flexible hours and personalized plans
Each pharmacy has its own work rhythm: some are open for 12 hours straight, others operate with overnight shifts, or have intensive hours during peak season. A specialized company offers fully flexible cleaning plans, adapted to the daily routine of the establishment to avoid interrupting customer service.
This flexibility is complemented by customized plans tailored to specific needs: daily or weekly cleanings, or additional cleaning during peak periods. This allows the service to adapt to both small neighborhood chemists and large establishments with an attached laboratory or drugstore, always maintaining the same high-quality standards.
Company specializing in healthcare environments in Mallorca
At Nord Baleares we have extensive experience in cleaning chemists, parapharmacies and laboratories in Mallorca, offering a service adapted to the specific needs of each establishment.
We work in Palma, Inca, Manacor, Llucmajor, and throughout the island, always guaranteeing friendly and professional service. Contact us and request a free quote : we are your trusted partner for keeping your chemist in perfect condition.
