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Population (2004)
4.3m
GDP (PPP data, 2004)
$63.67bn
Health expenditure (2002)
Health expenditure as proportion of GDP (2002)
Size of pharmaceutical market (sales, 2004)
Percentage of health expenditure spent on medicines (2002)
Proportion of GDP spent on pharmaceuticals (2002)
Pharmaceutical market growth rate (2001)
Local currency
Emirati Dirham (AED)
Summary: UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) represent the second largest pharmaceutical market within the Gulf States. Amid protestations of pharmacies and distributors, health authorities recently slashed profit margins in an effort to decrease the prices of medicines, which are among the highest in the region.
As a comprehensive health insurance scheme is being put into place, patients will be able to opt for the service provider of choice. Higher demand for pharmaceuticals and medical products is to be expected, especially that the elderly population grows at the highest rate in the world.
Summary of report content
- Summary
- How is the healthcare system structured?
- What size is the pharmaceutical market?
- Are pharmaceuticals taxed?
- How are drug prices set?
- How are prices changed?
- How are drugs reimbursed?
- Is there a payback arrangement?
- Are hospital sales controlled?
- Are OTC prices regulated?
- How are pharmaceutical costs controlled?
- How are generic drugs priced?
- What are wholesale/pharmacy margins?
- Is parallel trade influential?
- What to look out for
- Glossary
- Useful Contacts
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Drug safety campaign launched
02/01/2006
New health insurance on fast track growth
26/09/2005
Drug prices to be fixed against the dollar from 2006
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