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Ministry of Health (MOHAP) Product Registration in Dubai (2025)
Dubai’s booming healthcare ecosystem attracts pharma firms and med-tech innovators worldwide. MOH Product Registration is mandatory for any medicine, medical device, or biological product entering the UAE market—ensuring adherence to global safety and quality benchmarks.
Why Is MOH Registration Essential?
- Legal compliance: Unregistered products face bans and heavy fines.
- Consumer trust: Certification demonstrates safety and efficacy.
- Market access: Unlocks import, manufacture and distribution rights in Dubai.
Products Requiring MOHAP Registration
- Pharmaceuticals – Rx & OTC drugs
- Medical devices – diagnostic & therapeutic
- Healthcare & biological products
- Cosmetics & health supplements (handled by DM for supplements)
Key Benefits of Registration
- Access to Dubai’s affluent, health-conscious market
- Tap into the region’s fast-growing medical-tourism sector
- Freedom to import, manufacture and re-export via Dubai logistics hub
- Easier acceptance across GCC once MOHAP-approved
- Faster processing if approved by FDA, EMA, MHLW, TGA, etc.
Registration Requirements
- Completed application (Arabic or English)
- Technical dossier – varies by product type
- Company registration with MOHAP
- 5-year validity; renewal needed thereafter
How to Register Medical Products in Dubai
- Company registration: Enrol your firm with MOHAP.
- Submit product application via MOHAP portal.
- Attach documentation:
- Company registration cert.
- Manufacturing licence
- Product specs & quality certificates
- Clinical trial data (if pharma/biological)
- Label & packaging copy
- MOHAP review & approval. On success, a Product Registration Certificate is issued.
- Renewal every 5 years to stay compliant.
Typical timeline: Several months—plan early to accommodate dossier review and any follow-up queries.
Why Partner with Smart Business Creation?
- Specialised expertise: Years of MOHAP registration success across pharma, biotech & devices.
- End-to-end handling: From company setup to certificate delivery.
- Continuous support: Renewals, variations, post-market updates.
Ready to enter Dubai’s high-growth healthcare market? Let Smart Business Creation guide you through every MOH step—swiftly, accurately, compliantly.
Company Formation the Smart Way !
