Oman Ministerial Decision No. 198/2023 On Determining Medicines That May Be Dispensed Without a Prescription

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Based on the Implementing Regulation of the Law of regulation of the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical establishments issued by Oman Ministerial Decision No. 113/2020; and

Based on the public interest requirements,

The following has been decided:

Article 1

Pharmacies may exclusively dispense over-the-counter (OTC) medicines determined in Annex (1) to this Decision without a medical prescription.

Commercial stores may sell the general sales list medicines that are determined in Annex (2) to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and it shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 21/01/1445 H.

Corresponding to: 07/08/2023

Dr. Hilal Bin Ali Bin Hilal Al-Sabti

Minister of Health

This Ministerial Decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Sultanate of Oman, Issue no. 1506 dated 13/08/2023, p.16.