Medication in the United Arab Emirates

Loïc · 2020-03-04T11:06:48+01:00

Explore experiences on finding medication in the UAE, including challenges, pricing, and the role of alternative medicines for expatriates.

尝辞茂肠 ViP

Member since 14 January 2019

尝辞茂肠ViP04 March 2020 09:06:48

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Good morning everyone,

Whether it's a simple cold or a chronic illness, medication and medicine use vary from country to country and culture to culture.

When you are used to certain brands or types of drugs, being in a country like the United Arab Emirates with different rules can affect your daily well-being.

Some drugs also differ in name, price, dosage, active molecule, so we would like to hear your opinion on these issues:

Have you ever had difficulties finding familiar or useful medicines for your health in your host country?

Have you ever been faced with a shortage of medicines in the United Arab Emirates?

Would you have said that in the United Arab Emirates drugs are more or less expensive than in your home country? Do you find them more or less effective or of similar quality?

What is the place of alternative medicines in your host country? Have you ever used them?

Thank you in advance for your feedback,

尝辞茂肠

Syed Maaz Member

Member since 25 December 2019

Syed MaazMember09 March 2020 09:00:42

As far as my experience i have not faced any problem in regards to medicine, be it in terms of availability or accessibility UAE has one of the best facilities in the world.

The prices are relatively expensive to many south east Asian and Indian subcontinent countries, but all of the residents must have an insurance so it is basically covered if you ave a good insurance, ad many employers provide insurance to their employees family and by law must to all of their employees.