Country
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Regulator
Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP)
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Region
MEA
Currency
UAE Dirham
Official Lang.
Arabic, English
Dial Code
+971
ISO Code
AE

Supply & Market

The United Arab Emirates is a strategic GCC distribution hub for DEFRATAJ Deferasirox dispersible tablets, with onward re-export to Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and parts of East Africa through Jebel Ali Free Zone. Taj Pharma supports MOHAP-registered importers, DHA-licensed hospital pharmacies in Dubai, DOH-Abu-Dhabi tender supply, and the federally-funded Thalassemia Centre at Latifa Hospital — one of the region's largest paediatric thalassemia caseloads.

UAE prevalence of beta-thalassemia trait is among the highest in the GCC (estimated 8.5% carrier rate among Emirati nationals), supporting a steady demand for once-daily oral chelation therapy. Our team coordinates supply through the MOHAP eDrug portal, including SFDA-aligned bilingual labelling (Arabic/English), Halal-compliance declaration where applicable, and full UAE-format CTD dossier submission.

Logistics from Mumbai (JNPT) to Jebel Ali run on a 5–7 day transit lane with weekly sailings; air-freight via Dubai International is available for urgent hospital top-ups. Cold-chain is not required for dispersible tablets, but climatised reefer containers can be arranged on the Gulf summer route to keep ambient transit under 30°C as a precaution.

Supply Capability for the UAE

Taj Pharma supplies all DEFRATAJ strengths to UAE importers with full Arabic/English bilingual secondary packaging compliant to MOHAP Drug Department artwork requirements (Reg. No. placeholder, batch number, manufacturing/expiry dates in DD-MM-YYYY format, retail price imprint where required).

  • Strengths shipped: 100 mg, 125 mg, 250 mg, 400 mg, 500 mg dispersible tablets
  • Pack formats: bottles (30/60/100s), Alu-Alu blisters, hospital institutional packs (250s) for Latifa, SKMC, Tawam
  • MOQ: 30,000 tablets per strength · flexible for hospital tender lots
  • Lead time: 4 weeks ex-Mumbai · 5–7 days transit to Jebel Ali / Khalifa Port
  • Re-export: Jebel Ali Free Zone bonded storage option for onward Oman / Qatar / Bahrain / Iraq dispatch
  • Documentation: CoA, CoO, free-sale certificate, halal declaration, MOHAP Reg. No. linkage, batch protocol
  • Tender lanes: SEHA (Abu Dhabi), DHA (Dubai), MoH-northern-emirates joint bid prepared on request

Regulatory Pathway in the UAE

Drug registration is administered by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) — Drug Department, with parallel licensing recognition from the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH-AD) and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Taj Pharma submits the dossier through the MOHAP eDrug portal in CTD format with UAE Module 1, including Arabic-translated SmPC and PIL, locally-tested bioequivalence data referencing the European reference product, and 12 months of Zone IVb long-term stability.

Standard MOHAP generic timeline is 9–12 months; pricing approval follows GCC Drug Pricing Committee guidance. We also coordinate Saudi-pathway re-references where the importer holds parallel SFDA registration. Pharmacovigilance reporting to MOHAP follows the GCC ADR template with 15-day expedited timelines for serious unexpected reactions.

  • UAE-format CTD with Arabic Module 1 prepared
  • WHO-GMP plant inspection report shareable on request
  • CoPP, manufacturing licence and free-sale certificate (legalized)
  • Bioequivalence study vs. EU reference product on file
  • ISO code AE · trade currency UAE Dirham (AED)

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