There are several pharmacies all over Dubai, and luckily there are very well supplied with all sorts of medicines. Dubai health service is great due to the high number of expats. You will get almost all medicines in Dubai. So, let us see which are the Dubai pharmacies, best to visit.
Dubai is full of pharmacies, which are big and well equipped. In addition, what more every emirate within the United Arab Emirates is obliged to have at least one pharmacy that is open all the time, in case of emergencies. The Dubai Emergency Number of pharmacy is 04 2232323. If you call this number, you can get information on the closest open pharmacy in the area.
The best-equipped pharmacies of Dubai include the New Modern Pharmacy chain, the Aras Medicals and most importantly the British Boots, which has two large shops and health centres, one located in the Dubai Mall and the other can be found in the Deira City Center. Boots is a lot more than a pharmacy, as it has a very wide offer of all products that you can get in a drug store and in a pharmacy in one. Boots offers an extensive optician service from eye control to the making of contact lenses and glasses. Moreover, Boots has also great photo printing and gifting services. There are even toys, which you can get in Boots shops. The Boots is England’s largest drug-store chain and the fact that it is available in Dubai too, is great and can be thanked for the large number of British and Irish expats living in Dubai. Boots today operates more than 1400 stores all over the world, which are largely popular, thanks to the great service and quality products sold there.
Here we enlist some of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, who are operating pharmacies in Dubai and all over the United Arab Emirates:
Alphamed Group – This group is a Dubai based company, dealing with cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, sports goods and medical equipments. Its pharmacies are called Bin Sina and you can find a lot of it all over Dubai.
Delta Medical Est. – This group is not only a supplier of health, medical, cosmetic and sanitary products, but also medical equipments to medical institutes. The company runs pharmacy network called Al Manara.
Julphar Drug Store – It is also a Dubai based Medical Corporation running many pharmacies and deals with all sorts of medical, cosmetic and sanitary products, also runs supermarkets and private clinics.
Zulekha Healthcare Group – The owner of several hospitals and the Zulekha Diagnostic Centre in Dubai, its local pharmacy in the metropolis is called Al Rafea Pharmacy.
DM Healthcare – This is the former Dr.Moopen’s Group and it is operating a huge number of clinics, together with four hospitals and an altogether fifty pharmacies all over the United Arab Emirates. Its pharmacy chain is called Aster Pharmacies, and you can be sure that you will see many of its pharmacies.
Four Seasons Pharmacy LLC – A Dubai Based company is a distributor on an international level having stores in over 30 countries and a huge range of medical products. The store of Four Seasons can be found in the Jumeirah district. For its number, call the upper mentioned emergency number.
Apart from these mentioned chains, there are a lot more pharmacies in Dubai, mostly private, owned by such companies as the abovementioned ones. If you need pharmacies in Dubai, dial the given number, or check out with your hotel or in the area where you are staying. Dubai shopping malls always have some pharmacies and drug stores inside as well.
