PharmaregUAE
MOHAP & EDE registration

Pharmaceutical product registration in the UAE.

Registration with MOHAP and the Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) is the foundational regulatory gateway to the UAE market. Without it, no medicine can be legally imported, distributed, dispensed, or marketed.

Registration is the regulatory gateway to the UAE market.

Pharmaceutical product registration with MOHAP and the EDE is our core service, and every other workstream we offer is built around it. It is the step that turns a medicine into a product that can legally reach patients in the UAE.

We run the registration end to end: pre-submission gap analysis, dossier preparation, classification, technical committee submissions, and the variations and renewals that keep the registration current after approval.

Everything between the dossier and the certificate.

A single team across gap analysis, dossier, submissions, and lifecycle.

Gap analysis & review

Pre-submission gap analysis and dossier review to confirm readiness before anything is filed.

CTD & eCTD dossier

Common Technical Document (CTD) and electronic CTD (eCTD) dossier preparation in the required structure.

Technical committee submissions

MOHAP and EDE technical committee submissions, with direct liaison until certificate issuance.

Classification & submission file

Product classification and the supporting submission prepared as part of the registration file.

Site, samples & attestation

Manufacturer site registration, sample and stability data review, and embassy attestation of foreign documents.

Renewals & deregistration

Re-registration, variation, and renewal submissions, plus product withdrawal and deregistration when required.

The path to a registered product.

Five stages, run in parallel where they can be, sequential where the regulator requires it.

01

Gap analysis & strategy

Review the product, the dossier, and the classification to set the registration route.

02

Dossier preparation

Compile the CTD or eCTD dossier, samples, stability data, and attested documents.

03

Submission

File with the MOHAP and EDE technical committees, including manufacturer site registration where required.

04

Liaison & query handling

Respond to technical committee questions and clarifications through to certificate issuance.

05

Maintenance

Keep the registration current with variations, renewals, and re-registration over its lifecycle.

MOHAP & EDE
The authorities your product is registered with
CTD
Dossier format prepared in CTD and eCTD structure
Core
Our foundational service, every other workstream built around it
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Accountable team from gap analysis to certificate

Pharmaceutical registration, answered.

Who registers pharmaceutical products in the UAE?
Pharmaceutical products are registered with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) and the Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE). Registration is the regulatory gateway that allows a medicine to be legally imported, distributed, dispensed, or marketed in the UAE.
Why is product registration required before market entry?
Without registration, no medicine can be legally imported, distributed, dispensed, or marketed in the UAE. Registration is the foundational regulatory step, and every other regulatory workstream is built around it.
What dossier format does the UAE use?
Submissions follow the Common Technical Document (CTD) and electronic CTD (eCTD) structure. We prepare and review the dossier, the product classification, sample and stability data, and any manufacturer site registration before submission to the technical committees.
What happens after a product is registered?
Registration is maintained through its lifecycle. We handle re-registration, variation, and renewal submissions, and manage product withdrawal and deregistration when required.
Read the full pharmaceutical registration guide

Registering a medicine in the UAE?

Send us the manufacturer details and product specification. We will map the MOHAP and EDE registration pathway, the dossier requirements, and the classification route, and run it end to end through to certificate issuance.

Talk to our regulatory team