ATTENTION: You Will Now Need A MANDATORY Approval To Bring Personal Medicines Into The UAE
Are you a resident or a tourist about to travel to the UAE? Then, listen up!
You will now need a prior approval to bring personal medicines into the UAE, as per the Ministry of Health’s recent announcement.
That is you will now be required to fill in an online form to get approval to carry personal-use medicines into the country.
How to go about it…
In order to issue an approval you need to first make a profile on the ministry’s website, followed by submitting a doctor’s prescription, passport details or Emirates ID, duration of your stay and other verification details on the website here.
The form will be reviewed and approved within one working day by the ministry; the medicines will be checked on all entry ports by a ministry inspector.
Dr. Ameen Hussain Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary for Licencing and Public Health Policy, gave a statement to Gulf News:
“In order to carry personal medication, both control and regular medication, it is now mandatory for all passengers entering UAE to get this prior approval from the ministry to carry their prescription-based medication.”
According to Dr. Al Hamri, the supervised medicines are allowed for one-month entry but with a prescription. Other medicines, with a prescription, are allowed for three-months entry. Any medicine that does not meet the requirements will be seized at the airport.
For complete guidelines on carrying personal medicines in the UAE, click here.
