PharmaregUAE

UAE regulatory insights & registration updates

Guide16 Jun 202611 min

Setting up a DHA home healthcare and telehealth operation in Dubai.

A practical path to a DHA licensed home healthcare and telehealth operation in Dubai, from Sheryan filing to NABIDH, DESC, and TDRA compliance.

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Explainer12 Jun 20269 min

Medical device risk classification in the UAE explained.

How the UAE's risk-based device classes work, who assigns them under the EDE, and what each class means for your dossier and timeline.

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Briefing09 Jun 20268 min

Manufacturing site registration in the UAE: audit or no audit?

EDE inspections of foreign manufacturing sites are discretionary, not guaranteed: how the documentary review works and how to pass it first time.

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Explainer05 Jun 20268 min

Compounding pharmacy regulation in the UAE under the current law.

Compounding pharmacy licensing stayed with MOHAP under the 2025 law: what that carve-out covers, and where the EDE still governs your supply chain.

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Guide02 Jun 202610 min

How to choose a UAE pharma distributor (and keep your registration).

How to assess UAE distributor candidates, structure the agreement, and use an independent MAH so changing partners never puts your registration at risk.

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Guide29 May 202612 min

Pharmaceutical market access in the UAE: from registration to revenue.

What happens after the certificate: pricing, import permits, GDP warehousing, distributor onboarding, and channel listing, mapped as one pathway.

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Checklist26 May 202611 min

CTD dossier requirements for UAE submissions: a checklist.

A module by module checklist for UAE CTD submissions, covering bilingual documents, BE data for generics, and the gaps that trigger deficiency letters.

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Guide22 May 202610 min

Medical warehouse licence in the UAE: requirements and steps.

What a UAE medical warehouse licence requires, the EDE steps in order, and how to hold stock before your own licence issues.

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Explainer19 May 20269 min

BE study requirements for generic registration in the UAE.

Bioequivalence evidence against the innovator belongs inside the CTD dossier, no local UAE studies are required, and comparator choice decides the file.

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How-to15 May 20268 min

What is an EDE import permit and how to get one fast.

The permit behind every UAE pharmaceutical consignment: who applies, which permit type fits, what the application needs, and why files get rejected.

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Briefing12 May 20269 min

API sourcing and import rules for UAE manufacturers.

Who may import APIs into the UAE, what documentation the EDE expects from a source, and how a compliant consignment cycle runs.

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Explainer08 May 20269 min

Importing peptides into the UAE: the legal pathway explained.

Why every peptide project starts with EDE classification, the registered pathway from site registration to import permit, and the risks of unregistered supply.

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Guide05 May 202611 min

UAE telehealth licence: cost, timeline, and DHA requirements.

What a Dubai telehealth licence involves: DHA Sheryan requirements, NABIDH, DESC, and TDRA approvals, fee categories, and an approximately 45 day setup.

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Explainer01 May 202610 min

EDE vs MOHAP: who regulates what in the UAE after the 2025 law.

A clear map of UAE regulators after the 2025 law: what the EDE took over, what MOHAP kept, and where DHA fits.

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Guide27 Apr 202612 min

How to register a pharmaceutical product in the UAE (2026 guide).

The full EDE registration sequence for foreign manufacturers, from site registration and classification to CTD dossier, certificate, and importation.

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Explainer14 May 20269 min

The UAE medical device classification system explained.

Risk classes, IFU language, technical file depth, and where most foreign manufacturers misjudge their device's risk category.

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Briefing02 May 202612 min

What the Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) means for foreign manufacturers.

The transition from MOHAP-only pathways to EDE-centralised review, what changes, what doesn't, and what to file where.

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Regulatory Update18 Apr 202611 min

DHA Telehealth Standards Version 4: practical implications.

Provider eligibility, controlled medicine prescribing, and the operational changes telehealth operators need to make by Q4.

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How-to03 Apr 202615 min

How NABIDH integration works for telehealth operators.

A practitioner's walkthrough of NABIDH onboarding via certified EMR vendors, vendor selection, data flow, and conformance testing.

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Guide20 Mar 202610 min

Pharmacovigilance obligations for foreign MAHs in the UAE.

PV Master File requirements, QPPV qualifications, and the reporting cadence MOHAP expects from registered MAHs.

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Primer06 Mar 20268 min

UAE Pharmacopoeia compliance: a primer for foreign manufacturers.

What the UAE Pharmacopoeia covers, where it diverges from USP/EP/BP, and how to align your CTD module 3 accordingly.

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Guide22 Feb 202613 min

A step-by-step guide to Authorised Representative services for medical devices.

What an AR actually does in the UAE, the post-market obligations attached, and the contractual structures we use with foreign OEMs.

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Operations08 Feb 20269 min

Cold chain logistics for biologics entering the UAE.

Temperature mapping, validated lanes, and the documentation regulators expect when your product enters at 2 to 8°C or below.

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Market Access20 Jan 202614 min

Pricing strategy for the UAE pharmaceutical market.

Reference pricing, external benchmarking, and the negotiation cadence we observe in the MOHAP pricing committee.

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