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The Present-day Survey of Registered and Standardized Herbal Medicines in Jordanian Pharmaceutical Market

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Abstract

A survey study of present-day registered and standardized herbal medicines (RSHM) was conducted during the first half of 2008 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The study covered selected markets of RSHM including 20 pharmaceutical factories, 30 drug stores, and 100 pharmacies in the Jordanian pharmaceutical market (JPM). Additional information were also obtained from archives of the ministry of health and Jordan drug and food administration (JFDA). The survey yielded information on many and varied RSHM presented in JPM which are form only 0.82% of all drugs registered in Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 32.6% of RSHM in the country are produced locally. 36.95% RSHM were used in Jordan are those containing essential oils as the main active ingredients. The results of this study indicated that Jordan has a limited and non well-developed trade market of registered and standard herbal medicines compared with synthetic drugs.