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Medications — United Arab Emirates
What travelers need to know about medications in United Arab Emirates. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
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Narcotic and psychotropic medicines are controlled in the UAE — importing them requires prior UAE government permission, and prescriptions must be issued by a licensed doctor and authenticated to be valid.
Controlled medicines without permission and authenticated paperwork are treated as narcotics offenses.
§ UAE GovernmentVerified Jul 1, 2026
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