The director of the Food and Drug Administration, Hail Obeidat, said on Saturday that work will begin on the new prices of medicine within 10 days, adding that there will be teams to follow up the application of pharmacies and warehouses for new prices.

He added in a statement to the "Kingdom": after 10 days will be punished who does not apply the new prices where there will be a tightening of control, and the violator will be transferred to the Attorney General and closure.

Obeidat pointed out that the rate of reduction of prices of 1127 medicines, and 89 medical professionals ranged between 16 - 63%, noting that there are some drugs were reduced by 10% ؜ and a few.

"Drugs included in the price reduction include local and imported medicines," according to Obaidat. 

His Majesty King Abdullah II directed the government last Tuesday to take immediate action to reduce the prices of medicines. "When it comes to the health of the Jordanians and their duty, what is in a compliment," he said. 

And Obaidat that there is a meeting of the Foundation and the Pharmacists Syndicate Sunday, to agree on the instructions and the joint teams that will be in the field for follow-up and so on.

He pointed out that the Syndicate Council of Pharmacies and Associations are cooperating with the Foundation to implement the new instructions and prices.

"The institution will issue every day a list of prices of new drugs that will be applied until the completion of all drugs sold in the markets," said Obaidat.

Obeidat pointed out that the Foundation will send prices to the Sayadiya Syndicate, which will distribute them to pharmacies, warehouses and associations to work on them.

"What matters to the institution is that if the citizen goes to the market, the drug will be available to him," according to Obaidat.

Obaidat said that the issuance of lists now to facilitate and accelerate procedures where the pharmacist starts in the stage of change in prices and application is after 10 days; because there are logistical procedures.

The Jordanian pharmaceutical market is worth $ 1.3 billion. Jordan spends more than 3% of the GDP on medicines, while Jordan's exports to the pharmaceutical sector are about $ 800 million, according to Obaidat.

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