The presentation highlights brief instructions and guidelines on how you can aspire your professional career in UAE as Registered Pharmacist from Pakistan.

1. GM Hamad

2. 3 Tests for Pharmacists in Gulf, all three are
valid depending on the requirement of
different states. You need to clear any of one
test to practice as Registered Pharmacist in
your desired state.
1. DHA (Dubai Health Authority) – For Dubai
only
2. HAAD / DOH (Health Authority Abu
Dhabi) – For Abu Dhabi and Dubai
3. MOH (Ministry of Health) – For up to five
emirates including Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai,
Umm Al-Quwain, Abu Dhabi

3. 3
• Self-Assessment Tool
• Registration and DHA Exam
• Activation of Professional
License
Three Steps for
Overseas
Pharmacists to
get themselves
registered in
Dubai.

4. Visit DHA website and get yourself registered for DHA by
clicking on Log in and then click Register a new account,
Create your login ID by selecting your username and
password. Enter your name as in passport.
After creating your account, go to the Authority facilities tab
> Health regulation sector > Health professional licensing >
New applicant and click on the “New Dealer” or go to the
following link.
https://services.dha.gov.ae/sheryan/wps/portal/home/servic
es-professional
Click on self-assessment tool, at bottom of page you will find
start with a self-assessment then select category Aides in
Healthcare Professional.
Complete the self-assessment tool (previous self-assessment
tool requests can be viewed on the “My Requests” page
under closed requests from the user's account)

5. Submit the required documents on the verification authority and receive the
verification result.
The required documents include:
• Passport
• Photograph
• Experience certificate (2 years)
• PharmD degree + Transcript
• Valid Category from Pharmacy Council

6. Exam Coverage
Toxicology Pediatrics
Pharmacokinetics Geriatrics
Medicine Safety OTC Medication
Pregnancy and
Lactation
Pharmacy Law
and Ethics
Pharmacy
Calculation and
Compounding
Pharmaceutical
Care and Disease
Management
6
Pass the computer based electronic test (CBT), following
are the details of CBT:
• Duration: 165 minutes
• No. of Questions: 150
• Pass Score: 60%
Reference Books
• Remington "The Science and Practice of Pharmacy"
Beringer, Paul et al, (Latest Edition)
• Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach,
(Latest Edition)

7. After the CBT Test, fill out the form and link it to the verification and testing
results, and then submit the application at portal.
Pay the required fees
Dubai Health Authority review of the uploaded documents and send the result of
the review (acceptance or rejection or request for additional documents) and
determine an oral evaluation if the test of the name submitted to it is not an
electronic test (CBT).
In the event of acceptance, the registration will be issued.

8. 8
Submit the application
The professional approval of the application in the system
Pay the required fees
Upon approval, the professional license is activated, and an
electronic license is issued in the account.

9. Trainee Pharmacist
Salary: 2000 AED
MOH Pharmacist
Salary: 4000 – 6000
AED
HAAD, DHA Pharmacist
Salary: 5000 – 7000
AED

10. Ghulam Murtaza Hamad
gmhamad4@gmail.com