Choose your second UAE agent with the register in front of you.
Since 24 February 2026 the Emirates Drug Establishment requires more than one authorised agent for each medical product. How many agents, which product categories and by when have not been published. In the EDE public directory as read on 2 Nov 2026, 1215 of the 1753 makers with two or more products listed showed one UAE agent for all of them. The directory then held 17,083 products, mostly names beginning with A, and is incomplete at source, so a full read may show a different picture. We read the directory and every candidate's own pages, and rank the agents who cover what your first one does not.
Coverage in the sample map
Your agent today
GIGI Medical Store, the first pick: no overlap with Dubai
How the rule arrived
Commercial agencies law in force. A registered agent keeps exclusivity unless agreed otherwise.
Federal Decree-Law No. 38 of 2024 on medical products in force.
Licensing moves from the Ministry of Health and Prevention to the EDE.
More than one authorised agent per medical product.
How many agents, which categories, and by when.
Sources: Gulf News, Kayrouz and Associates, Enterprise. Market research, not legal advice. Read the full guide.
From the sample map: vitamins and natural health
GIGI Medical Store
9 EDE products. Warehouse with cold storage. No vitamin or natural brands labelled.
Gulf Drug LLC
49 EDE products. Founded 1969. Published partnership address.
New Country Healthcare
Already carries Vitabiotics, NOW, 21st Century and Nature's Way.
Emirates shown are those named on each agent's own pages. AUH Abu Dhabi, DXB Dubai, SHJ Sharjah, AJM Ajman, UAQ Umm Al Quwain, RAK Ras Al Khaimah, FUJ Fujairah.
What the paid map adds
- Your own categories and registrations matched against every agent in the directory.
- Each candidate's principals checked against your product list, line by line, for conflicts.
- Emirate and channel coverage compared with your current agent's.
- The points to settle with your current agent first, as questions for your UAE counsel.
How it works
- Email your UAE product list and your current agent to desk@tendergulf.com.
- We confirm the directory covers your category, then send an invoice from Banoo Inc. You pay by card, PayPal or bank transfer.
- Within five working days you get the ranked map. Full refund if we cannot name at least ten qualified agents.