Is The Attached Prescription Valid In UAE?

Posted on Sun, 3 Sep 2017

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Sun, 3 Sep 2017 Answered on

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Question : can I have the same prescription valid in uae for the same medicine?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Can be used again

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I have checked the attached prescription. Yes, you can use it once again to procure the same medicine. There should be no issues about it in UAE.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (19 minutes later)

thank you for your quick response. my prescription was from my home country Philippines, Can I just buy the prescribed medicine over the counter here in Dubai. thanks

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Should not be a problem

Detailed Answer:
For all practical probabilities you would be able to fetch the medicine in UAE even with the Philippines prescription. That is because the mentioned drug does not typically come in the list of controlled medicines in UAE. You may check:
https://www.fairtrials.org/list-of-controlled-pharmaceutical-substances-in-uae/
https://www.government.ae/en/information-and-services/health-and-fitness/drugs-and-controlled-medicines/controlled-medicines-

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar