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The biomedical and pharmaceutical companies in Dubai play an integral role in the UAE's improvement in healthcare facilities, improving quality of life across the country. The pharmaceutical industry of Dubai is expected to grow from 9.5 Billion AED to 24.9 Billion AED by 2025. Here, you will discover various aspects of pharmaceutical companies and the laws protecting this industry.
Choosing a pharmaceutical company can be challenging as it involves several crucial factors. While choosing a pharma company, one should consider:
Market conditions to do proper profit and loss analysis
Research about market growth to understand the current market scenario
Proper availability of raw materials and ideal pharma location for easy and constant supply to recover costs
Supply of labour for converting the raw materials into supply and selling it in the market or export
Profit assessment to evaluate if the business is profitable or not
Target market analysis to understand your potential customers and losses
Integration with other firms or companies if you need to work or promote your services through collaboration
The primary laws and regulations that govern pharmaceutical companies in the UAE are:
This law applies to pharmaceutical establishments and pharmacists. Besides, it also governs the manufacture, import and distribution of pharmaceutical goods.
This law governs the registration and licensing of pharmacists, physicians and other related professionals within the pharmaceutical industry of the country.
This law regards countermeasures against narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
It applies that pharmaceutical companies located in the mainland must appoint a local Emirati agent and their shares in the company's capital should not be below a certain amount/percentage.
This law concerns requirements for establishing and licensing private and public clinics, medical laboratories, and hospitals in the country.
This regards Commercial Companies, providing further requirements applicable to companies over matters such as trade name, licensing and the Memorandum of Association (Articles 12 to 15).
To conclude, pharmaceutical companies in Dubai are pivotal in providing accessible healthcare solutions. Their role extends beyond medications, influencing innovations, research and the nation's overall well-being. Additionally, they ensure the availability of quality medicines and play a vital part in Dubai's journey towards becoming a global healthcare hub.
The key characteristics of good pharmaceutical companies are business leadership, strategic coherence, a proven ability to execute and a proper size and financial condition. Alongside, there should be lower production costs, labour costs and clinical trial expenses.
Porter's Five Forces refers to five competitive forces that shape an industry and determine its strengths and weaknesses. For pharma industries, these forces are the threat of new entrants, the power of buyers, the power of suppliers, the availability of substitutes and competitiveness in this industry.
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is responsible for regulating, monitoring and licensing health facilities and healthcare professionals in the Emirate of Dubai. However, every pharmaceutical product must be registered by the MOH (Ministry of Health and Prevention-UAE) before importing them into the UAE for sale and distribution.
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