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