If you are a Pharmacist and willing to apply for a Pharmacy license in any of the emirates of United Arab Emirates then you should obtain a Pharmacy license from any of the states in UAE.
Moh UAE is composed of following different entities
- Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP)
- Department of Health-Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
- Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
- Sharjah Health Authority (SHA)
Below is the guide to help to understand details of very important steps on how to take a Moh UAE Pharmacy license officially. This guide will also help you identify this process including all of the qualifications requirements, educational requirements and criteria, language requirement proficiency and fees structure.
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Title |
Qualifications |
Experience |
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Specialized
Pharmacist |
BSc in
Pharmacy/PharmD/Doctor of Pharmacy |
Two (2) years of experience post qualification in related field |
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BSc in
Pharmacy/PharmD/Doctor of Pharmacy |
No experience required |
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Clinical
Pharmacist |
BSc in
Pharmacy |
No experience required* |
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PharmD or Doctor of Pharmacy (minimum six (6) years course duration) |
Two (2) years experience post qualification in related field with a
minimum |
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BSc in
Pharmacy |
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Pharmacist |
BSc in Pharmacy |
Two (2) years of experience post qualification in related field |
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Doctor of Pharmacy |
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Pharmacy
Technician |
Diploma in Pharmacy program (minimum two (2) years course duration) |
Two (2) years of experience post qualification in related field |
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*In
compliance with the Discontinuity of Practice (Gap of Practice) criteria |
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Specialty Title |
مسمى التخصص |
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Pharmacist – Compounding pharmacy |
صيدلي - التحضيرات الصيدلانية |
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Pharmacist - Oncology |
صيدلي - الأورام |
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Pharmacist - Cardiology |
صيدلي - أمراض القلب |
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Pharmacist - Critical care |
صيدلي - العناية المركزة |
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Pharmacist - Geriatric |
صيدلي - الشيخوخة |
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Pharmacist - Infectious diseases |
صيدلي - الأمراض المعدية |
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Pharmacist - Nuclear |
صيدلي - الصيدلة النووية |
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Pharmacist - Nutrition support |
صيدلي - التغذية العلاجية |
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Pharmacist - Pediatric |
صيدلي - الأطفال |
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Pharmacist - Pharmacotherapist |
صيدلي - العلاج الدوائي |
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Pharmacist - Psychiatry |
صيدلي - الطب النفسي |
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Pharmacist - Medication Safety |
صيدلي - السلامة الدوائية |
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Pharmacist - Drug information |
صيدلي - المعلومات الدوائية |
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Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care |
صيدلي - الرعاية الصحية الخارجية |
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Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacology |
صيدلي - علم العقاقير الإكلينيكي |
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Pharmacist - Clinical Toxicology |
صيدلي - علم السموم الإكلينيكي |
Pharmacists are categorized under Allied Health professionals by Ministry of Health, UAE across all states
Allied Healthcare professionals applying for license must fulfill the following requirements:
- Must be graduates from National and/or International recognized colleges/universities.
- For UAE graduates, the program and university must
be accredited by the Ministry of Education (MOE/NQA).
A qualifications can be considered acceptable for the required title if it has been equalized by the Ministry of Education (MOE) or the Commission for
Academic Accreditation (CAA) as equivalent to the qualification listed in this PQR - Higher diploma certificates issued by The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE will be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree as per MOE standard.
- Required Bachelor’s degree must be a minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration.
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Required Master’s or postgraduate qualifications
must be a minimum of two (2) years full-time course duration.
One (1) year duration program can be accepted if attained from one of the following countries Austria, Australia,
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherland, New Zealand,
Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. -
Master/Ph.D. (In the area of specialty) will reduce
one (1) year from the required experience for licensing provided
that the Master’s/Ph.D. a degree is not mandatory to obtain the selected title. -
UAE National and Children of Emirati Women allied
healthcare graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are
exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title (Children of Emirati Women
must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mother’s family book). -
Non-UAE national graduate allied healthcare
professionals from UAE universities must successfully complete
six (6) months clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except when no experience is required
for the title). -
GCC nationals are required to complete six (6)
months clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility
(except when no experience is required for the title). -
Qualifications acquired through honorary nature;
correspondence, or distance-learning is not counted towards the
PQR requirements. -
Applicants must hold a valid License/Registration
to practice in their home country and/or country of last
employment (where applicable). - Assistant allied healthcare professionals cannot work independently and shall work under a licensed Allied Healthcare professional.
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The academic transcript must be submitted for
credentialing purposes in which determination of disciplines shall be applied.
- In addition to the titles that do
not require experience; Allied Healthcare Professionals with a valid
license/registration issued by the countries listed in the table below are
exempted from the required experience, provided that the applicants fulfill the following:
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The qualification was obtained
within the recent two (2) years OR there is no Gap of Practice since the last
day of employment.
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Submit a valid Good Standing
Certificate.
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Complete the Primary Source
Verification on qualifications, experience, and license/registration documents.
- Provide one of the below proof of English language proficiency if the healthcare professional did not complete the university studies in English or if his/her license is issued by a non-English speaking country as mentioned in the list above.
- TOEFL score of not less than 500
- IELTS score of not less than 0.5
- Occupational English Test (OET) of not less than C
- Cambridge Assessment English score of not less than 169