INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wednesday, citing the pharmaceutical market research company DSM Group.Experts linked the rise to doctors increasingly prescribing
antidepressants instead of Soviet-era sedatives and tranquilizers whose effects have not been scientifically proven.According to the DSM
Group data, Russian pharmacies sold 3.6 million packs of antidepressants worth 2.9 billion rubles ($31.3 million) in the first 11 weeks of
each.Major pharmacy chains surveyed by Vedomosti confirmed that antidepressant sales are on the rise in both nominal and percentage
terms.Antidepressants are gradually supplanting herbal and sedative drugs including Corvalol and Phenibut, whose demand has slightly
declined since 2019, according to Vedomosti.Antidepressants will continue to gain popularity in Russia as the public's anxiety remains high,
DSM Group general director Sergei Shulyak told Vedomosti.
