Pharmacist licence in Oman: OMSB exam US$200, viva OMR 30, licence OMR 100 for non-Omanis
Oman's Drug Safety Center licenses a pharmacist after 3 years of experience with no break of more than a year, OMSB's pharmacist examination (US$200, pass mark 60%) and the directorate's viva (OMR 30 to request); the licence costs OMR 100 for a non-Omani.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · Oman MOH ↗
- Who it affects
- Pharmacists and dentists in Kuwait and Oman; paramedics in Oman
Exams and fees in this update
| Step | Fee |
|---|---|
| Oman: OMSB pharmacist examinationPass mark 60% | US$200 |
| Oman: the pharmacist's viva, to request | OMR 30 |
| Oman: pharmacist's licence, non-Omani | OMR 100 |
| Oman: OMSB general dentistry examinationPass mark 65% | US$220 |
| Kuwait: dentist's licence, private sector, first timeFrom an archived copy of the ministry's page | KWD 50 |
| Kuwait: pharmacist's licence, government sectorFrom an archived copy of the ministry's page | KWD 10 |
What it means for you
Five pathways read from Oman's Drug Safety Center pages, its allied medical categories procedure and OMSB's dental and pharmacy examination booklets, and from Kuwait's archived licence pages with press and consultancy colour.
Oman
Pharmacist: a pharmacy degree, registration with your country's pharmacy syndicate, three years' experience without a break of more than a year, DataFlow, the OMSB pharmacist examination (USD 200, 60%) and the directorate's viva (OMR 30 to request); the licence is OMR 100 for a non-Omani with two years' indemnity insurance. General Dentist: a dental degree, the OMSB general dentistry examination (USD 220, 65%), DataFlow and the ministry's viva; the ministry prints no years for dentists, so the two years consultancies report are shown as unconfirmed. Paramedic: a diploma with three years of recent experience or a degree with two, BLS and the ambulance courses, DataFlow, the test the ministry asks for and its interview; OMSB publishes no paramedic examination.
Kuwait
Paramedics in Kuwait are still not checked: no official page names them.
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Sources
- Oman Ministry of Health, Drug Safety Center: licence to practise as a pharmacist, pharmacy assistant or medical representative (service page, fees) ↗
- OMSB: Omani Examination for Pharmacists (OEP) booklet ↗
- Oman Ministry of Health, Drug Safety Center: pharmacist, pharmacist assistant or medical representative evaluation and testing (service page) ↗
- OMSB: Omani Examination for General Dentistry (OEGD) booklet ↗
- Kuwait e-government: issuance of professional licences for physicians and dentists to work in the private medical sector ↗
- Kuwait Government Online: issuing professional pharmacist licences to work in the government sector ↗
- Oman Ministry of Health, DGPHE: SOP of licensing and assessing allied medical categories, version 03, November 2025 ↗
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