United Arab Emirates · Prescription medication
Azithromycin (Zithromax / Azenil) on a flight to the United Arab Emirates
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This page in Hebrew: עברית
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We explain the options, settle with you which one fits, prepare the documents and check them. We file on your behalf where that is possible; whatever only you can do, you receive ready in hand.
The bottom line
- How much you may take
- For the prescription only medicines, a maximum quantity required for six months.
- Which documents
- One document listed — its name is recorded in Hebrew only
- When to start
- The source sets no advance-time requirement · our accompaniment: 21–30 business days
What is required to enter the United Arab Emirates
- Permitted quantity
- For the prescription only medicines, a maximum quantity required for six months.
- Approving body
- Not yet verified
- Translation
- Not yet verified
- Notary
- Not yet verified
- Advance time required
- The source sets no advance-time requirement
- Filing by someone else
- Not yet verified
- What is required of you
- You hand us the documents you already have, and nothing more
The documents this record lists
One document is listed; its name is recorded in Hebrew.
In this record, the document name is written in Hebrew. We do not machine-translate our records — the full text is on the Hebrew version of this page.
Where people actually come unstuck
Every line here is a failure documented in this record — not a scenario we made up.
4 documented failure points are recorded for this destination and medication in Hebrew. We do not machine-translate our records — the full text is on the Hebrew version of this page.
How to prepare properly
You fly with your own medication from home, with a document file ready to present at the border.
- You upload the documentsThe licence and prescription you already have, through a secure link.
- We put the file togetherTranslating and arranging it in the format presented at the border.
- The file reaches youPrinted and scanned, with an explanation of what to take out and when.
Frequently asked questions
How much azithromycin may I take to the United Arab Emirates?
Which documents are needed?
Do I need a notarised translation?
How long before the flight should I start?
Can someone else handle this for me?
Want to go through this together?
We explain the options, settle with you which one fits, prepare the documents and check them. We file on your behalf where that is possible; whatever only you can do, you receive ready in hand.
An initial eligibility check at no cost. We go over your case, tell you which routes exist for this destination, what each of them requires of you and how long it takes — and you decide whether to continue.
The sources
Every claim on this page rests on one of these. The quote is verbatim, in the language of the source.
This is an alphabetical list of INCB and EDE controlled Narcotics / Psychotropics and Controlled (CD) Drugs used for medical purposes, their Scheduling and level of restrictions to carry with travelers to the UAEhttps://www.ede.gov.ae/documents/61005/0/Controlled+and+semi-controlled+medicines+list.pdf/9a7ac2c4-ec95-5b9a-9720-214314184141
If the medicine isn't considered as narcotics or psychotropics, patients can carry their medicines safely without any prior submission.https://ede.gov.ae/documents/61005/62137/Issue+of+Permit+to+Import+Medicines+for+Personal+Use+-+Infographic+-+Issue+of+Permit+to+Import+Medicines+for+Personal+Use+-+PDF+380KB.pdf/4cfd4a92-779d-0d4a-dac6-43494354d25c
For narcotics & controlled medicines, a maximum quantity required for three months. For the prescription only medicines, a maximum quantity required for six months.https://ede.gov.ae/documents/61005/62137/Issue+of+Permit+to+Import+Medicines+for+Personal+Use+-+Infographic+-+Issue+of+Permit+to+Import+Medicines+for+Personal+Use+-+PDF+380KB.pdf/4cfd4a92-779d-0d4a-dac6-43494354d25c
narcotic, psychotropic and other controlled drugs/medicines of class A or B are neither freely available in the UAE, nor can they be freely imported into the country.https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/health-and-fitness/drugs-and-controlled-medicines
patients or travelers carrying prescribed prescription medications must have their prescriptions issued by licensed doctors, attested by a notary publichttp://www.uaeembassy.se/ENGLISH/List%20of%20Restricted%20Medication%20in%20the%20UAE.pdf
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