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Health Product Variation

This service allows holders of NHRA-approved health product licenses to request updates to their product information when any changes occur during the product’s lifecycle. These changes may include updates to the Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH), manufacturing site, packaging, shelf life, or storage conditions. Changes to the active ingredient (API) or adding a new pack size are not covered by this service. In such cases, a new product registration application must be submitted.

Service Conditions

  • a complete application should be submitted with all the required documents.
  • change to the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and addition of pack size of the product will not be considered a variation. In such cases, the applicant is required to submit a new registration application.

Required Attachments

Legal Regulations

  • Law No. (63) of 2019 on issuing requirements and procedures for the practice of the pharmaceutical profession and the licensing of pharmaceutical centers, factories and facilities.
  • Law No. (12) of 2015 concerning the regulation of the drug registration system.
  • Decree-Law No. (18) of 1997 regulating the profession of pharmacy and pharmaceutical centres

Process Time

  • 30 Working Days : for the online requests

Service Provider

National Health Regulatory Authority

Cooperative Entities

  • Ministry of Health

Service Processes

  • Applicants submit applications after completing the documents on Adwya Portal https://adweya.nhra.bh.
  • The assessor picks the variation application and starts assessing and reviewing the application.
  • If approved applicant can print the variation approval letter.
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