{"id":38173,"date":"2025-08-01T19:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38173\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:20:09","slug":"uae-6-doctors-suspended-in-abu-dhabi-for-violating-regulations-on-controlled-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38173\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE: 6 doctors suspended in Abu Dhabi for violating regulations on controlled medications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-220211.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"455\" width=\"717\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Health-Abu Dhabi has suspended six doctors from practising the medical profession in the emirate, the authority announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was taken against these physicians because they violated the stipulated regulations on prescribing controlled medications, as part of the country&#8217;s zero-tolerance policy on the recreational use of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>No further details on the suspended doctors were immediately available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va5dROu3bbUxk7Jh2503\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/life-and-living\/how-to-bring-medicines-into-the-uae-a-step-by-step-guide-for-residents-visitors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Controlled drugs in the UAE<\/a> are substances that the government regulates due to their potential for abuse and dependence. These drugs are categorised\u00a0under strict regulations, and their import, export, distribution, and use are closely monitored.<\/p>\n<p>They typically include:<\/p>\n<p>1. Narcotics: Strong painkillers such as morphine, codeine, and fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>2. Psychotropic Substances: Medications that affect the mind, emotions, and behaviour, such as benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam, lorazepam), antidepressants, and antipsychotics.<\/p>\n<p>3. Stimulants: Medications used for ADHD or narcolepsy, such as methylphenidate and amphetamines.<\/p>\n<p>4. Sedatives and Tranquilisers: Medications used for anxiety or sleep disorders, such as barbiturates and certain hypnotics.<\/p>\n<p>For controlled medications and semi-controlled substances, prior approval through the Ministry of Health and Prevention(Mohap) website is mandatory for UAE residents, tourists and transit passengers. Non-controlled and over-the-counter medications do not require this pre-approval.<\/p>\n<p>This process typically requires detailed documentation, including a prescription and a letter from a doctor. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fea.assettype.com\/khaleejtimes\/static\/assets\/defaultPerson-DDvuWIPd.svg\" alt=\"Khaleej Times Staff\" height=\"58\" width=\"58\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Department of Health-Abu Dhabi has suspended six doctors from practising the medical profession in the emirate, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[64,63,137,490],"class_list":{"0":"post-38173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-medication"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}