UAE: How to get your medicines delivered to your doorstep

Dubai: Residents across the UAE can have their prescribed medicines delivered directly to their homes through a service offered by the country’s Emirates Health Services (EHS). The medication delivery service was first introduced in 2020, and allows patients to receive their medicines without having to wait at pharmacies after their consultation. Here’s all you need to know about the service. What is the ‘Patients' Medication Delivery’ service? It is a service provided by EHS, where you receive your medications at home, after consulting with a doctor at one of the EHS-affiliated facilities, along with guidance on dosage through a virtual pharmacy. How does the service work? The process is simple and largely automated: The patient consults with an EHS doctor. The prescribed medication is prepared. The patient is contacted to arrange either delivery or collection from the nearest health centre. Who is it available for? The service is available to all customers who consult at an EHS facility. If you are a UAE resident, or even a visitor, you can benefit from subsidised healthcare by applying for an EHS health card, to be able to visit one of the many EHS facilities across the UAE. Where is the service available? The medicine delivery service is available across all EHS-affiliated facilities, including: 17 hospitals 64 primary healthcare centres 10 public health centres Below is an Emirate-wise breakdown of facilities: Dubai Hospitals Al Kuwait Hospital, Dubai Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital Primary healthcare centres Al Nahda Medical Examination Centre Saraya Medical Examination Centre Al Reffa Medical Examination Centre Al Awir Health Centre Salah Al Din Medical Examination Centre Al Quoz Medical Examination Centre Dragon Mart Medical Examination Centre Ibn Battuta Medical Examination Centre Al Baraha Smat Medical Examination Centre Al Ittihad Health Centre Al Muhaisnah Health Centre Dubai Public Health Centre Dubai Specialized Dental Centre Al Kuwait Hospital Dubai Abu Dhabi Genetic and Neonatal Screening Diagnostic Centre Sharjah Hospitals Al Qassimi Hospital Kuwait Hospital, Sharjah Khorfakkan Hospital Kalba Hospital Al Dhaid Hospital Al Qassimi Hospital for Women and Children Primary healthcare centres Al Khibra Medical Examination Centre Al Taj Smart Medical Examination Centre Waqa Medical Examination Centre Al Khibra and Al Daqqah Medical Examination Centre Sahara Medical Examination Centre Alshrooq Medical Examination Centre Wasit Health Centre Khorfakkan Health Centre Specialised Kalba Dental Centre Wadi Al Helo Health Centre Kalba Health Centre Al Lulueyah Health Centre Dibba Al Hisn Public Health Centre Al Dhaid Health Centre Family promotion health Centre Sharjah Specialised Dental Centre Khhorakkan Specialised Dental Centre Sharjah Public Health Centre Khorfakkan Public Health Centre Kalba Public Health Centre Public Health Cenre Dibba Al Hisn Public Health Centre, Al Dhaid Al Khalidiyeh Health Centre Al Riqa Health Centre Shees Health Centre Al Thameed Health Centre Al Batayih Health Centre Al Nahwa Health Centre Nazwa Health Cenre Al Maliha Health Centre Al Hamryeh Health Centre Al Qarain Health Centre Alriffa Health Centre Al Madam Health Centre Abu Mousa Healt Centre Ajman Mushairif Medical Examiation Centre Al Nuaimiya Medical Examination Center Mushairef Health Centre Al Manama Health Centre Muzeirah Health Centre Ajman Specialised Dental Centre Ajman Public Health Centre Al Madina Health Centre, Ajman Al Hamidiya Health Centre Ras Al Khaimah Hospitals Saqar Hospital Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidullah Hospital Obaid Allah Geriatric Hospital Abdullah Bin Omran Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Shaa’m Hospital Other facilities Dahan Medical Examination Centre RAKEZ Medical Examination Centre Ras Al Khaimah Health Centre Wadi Esfini Health Centre Al Rams Health Centre Abdullah Bin Ali Al Sharhan Health Centre Almeirad Health Centre Aljazerah Health Centre RAK Specialized Dental Centre Kadra Health Centre Ras Al Khaimah Pubic Health Centre Shawa Health Centre Saif Bin Ali Health Centre Al Khat Health Centre Alhamranih Health Centre Al Jeer Health Centre Al Nakheel Health Centre Digdagah Health Centre Julphar Health Centre Almanaie Health Centre Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine Centre Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain Hospital Almadar Medical Examination Center for Residency Al Khazan Health Centre Al Salama Health Centre AlRafa Primary Health Care Centre Umm Al Quwain Dental Centre Umm Al Quwain Public Health Centre Fujairah Hospitals Fujairah Hospital Dibba Al Fujairah Hospital Primary healthcare centres Mina Tower Medical Examination Centre Al Amal Medical Examination Centre Al Qurayyah Health Centre Murishid Health Centre Murbeh Health Centre Qidfa Health Centre Tawain Health Centre Al Halah Health Centre Dhadna Health Centre Fujairah Specialized Dental Centre Fujairah Public Health Centre