What are ‘controlled medicines’ in the UAE?
According to u.ae, the country’s official information portal, controlled drugs are those that can lead to addiction and have the potential for abuse if not used responsibly. Narcotic and psychotropic drugs – classified as Controlled Drug Class A (CDa), fall under this category. These medicines are administered to patients with acute and chronic diseases in line with modern medical practice and are mostly given to in-patients. Controlled Drug Class B (CDb) medicines are considered semi-controlled.
Narcotic, psychotropic, and other controlled drugs or medicines in Class A or B are not freely available in the UAE, nor can they be freely imported. They are categorised as controlled or restricted items.
On the official MOHAP website, via this link – mohap.gov.ae/en/w/issue-of-permit-to-import-medicines-for-personal-use , scroll down to the resources section and click on ‘Controlled or Semi-Controlled Medicines’. This document lists over 200 controlled medicines – indicating which ones can be brought into the UAE with a permit and which are strictly prohibited.
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