Prescription medicines into Dubai
A question for those living in the UAE. My wife and daughter are travelling to Europe next week and due to her medical condition will be breaking their journey both ways in Dubai for a couple of days to rest and recover as to do it in one hop is too arduous for her. They are booked on Emirates. Since booking months ago we have stumbled upon websites that advise us that certain medications ( controlled drugs )are banned in the UAE . Even Codeine is banned can you believe it. A couple of these "prescribed controlled drugs" are in her medications.
Question....how serious are they in the UAE about enforcing this? How do locals get by as these medications are common in western countries, or are they very old laws that are not enforced any more?
Unfortunately her travel agent never told her about any of this at the time of booking and if they had she would have traveled via Singapore instead and given Emirates a miss.
Any info would be appreciated.