General sales of sedatives in the country’s pharmacies from February 28 to March 6 – four times higher than a year earlier. This is due to the fact that Russians are stored in case of price rising and deficiency.

According to Kommersant, in early March in Russia there was an increased https://abundancedrive.com/ demand for antidepressants and sedatives, and the first it turned out to be ahead of any other category of drugs. Among the prescription antidepressants, the best -selling drugs are imported.

Demand for anti -aircraft and over -the -counter sleeping pills from February 28 to March 6 also grew compared to 2021: the first – by 34.7%, for the latter – by 80.8%. Moreover, it is characteristic that for the third year in early spring there has been an increase in sales of such drugs, and in comparison with 2019, the increase in 2022 is even more serious. In the past two years, such a demand was caused by Pandemia of Coronavirus and associated anxiety.

“[In late February-early March], the number of borderline states increased-anxious, anxious, depressive, asthenic. The number of complaints about the alarm, the alarming and depressive state has become larger, ”said Vyacheslav Filashikhin in an interview with Kommersant, the chief physician of the Center for Psychiatry, Neurology and Narcology of Rosa.

Increased demand, according to experts, has already led to interruptions in the presence of antidepressants in retail sale. Such drugs are among those that are taken constantly, so explosive demand is absolutely explained. According to Sergei Shulyak, general director of DSM Group, the general high nervousness of Russians affects, but there are also seasonal exacerbations of mental illness in patients.