Start Your Own Pharmacy Business In Dubai With These Guide Lines

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Start Your Own Pharmacy Business
In Dubai With These Guide-Lines

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• The Dubai Industrial Strategy 2030 and the Abu
  Dhabi Vision 2020 have been developed to help
  high-growth sectors like the pharmaceutical
  industry.
• Another important point to note is the favourable
  strategic position of the UAE in the globe with
  easy access and transport.

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• Amongst all the emirates, opening a pharmacy in
  Dubai is a profitable decision. Let us look into
  the reasons why it is so

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• The city has pharmaceutical-free zones
• Jebel Ali Free Zone
• Dubai Science Park
• Dubai Healthcare City

• The city only provides the best healthcare
  facilities including equipment and procedures.

• The above-mentioned facilities are provided at
  nominal rates, thus, medical tourism is
  flourishing in the city.

• Many international companies already have their
  pharmaceutical branches in the city.

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• There are many types of pharmaceutical businesses
  you can set up in Dubai either in the free zones
  or on the Mainland.
• A business on the mainland needs UAE citizens
  sponsorship while the free zone allows foreign
  investors.
• In both cases, you need to get your license
  approved by 3 agencies

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Municipality
Ministry of health
Environment department
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• The types of pharmacy businesses are listed below

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• Pharmacy- In a pharmacy, you can find both
  medicines and other goods like cosmetics,
  toiletries etc. You can find these stores in
  most of the shopping centres in Dubai.
• Drug store-They sell bulk items to pharmacies.
• Para pharmaceutical trading - These stores are
  involved in trading items like bandages, lotions,
  hand sanitisers etc. These goods are prescription
  but are not taken as medicines or for internal
  therapy.

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• For getting a license, an owner has to get the
  following approvals
• Preliminary- Given by the HRD-Health Regulation
  Department
• Final- Given by Dubai Health Authority and
  Ministry of Health
• Along with this, there will also be a mandatory
  inspection by the Health Control Department.

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• The approval and registration process requires
  the following documents
• Application form
• Copy of tenancy agreement
• Preliminary approval of the premises
• Blueprint of the location
• An architect-approved and certified plan
• A copy of the location license issued by the
  Dubai Municipality
• Passport copy of the owner
• Name of employees and their certification details
• Copy of the pharmaceutical license given by the
  Dubai Trade Register

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• Opening pharmacies in Mirdif or any other place
  in the UAE requires a regulated procedure.
• Each step in each of the stages needs to be
  followed carefully otherwise you will end up
  losing a lot of money.
• So make sure you follow all the procedures and
  submit all the documents needed.

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