Pharmacy sales of antidepressants soar Russia after the mobilization of reserves by presidential decree Vladimir Putin fight in UkraineThis is reported by the Russian state news agency TASS.

Sales increased by 120% in the week from September 19 to 25, TASS reports citing data from the pharmaceutical market research company DSM.

On September 21, Putin ordered a partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists.

The head of the Alliance of Pharmaceutical Associations, Victoria Presnyakova, told TASS that since the beginning of the Russian invasion in late February, the demand for antidepressants, sleeping pills and tranquilizers has increased significantly compared to previous years.

She attributed this to the “geopolitical and economic situation.”

According to him, there are many patients who are prescribed such drugs for the first time. However, he noted that Russians are also buying over-the-counter drugs to calm down.

For example, many medicines that require a prescription in other European countries can simply be bought from pharmacies in Russia.

^{Source: APE – MEB, dpa}