Since the beginning of the year, a record increase in sales of antidepressants has been recorded – Kommersant

In the first 11 weeks of 2024, 3.6 million packages of antidepressants were sold in Russian pharmacies for a total amount of 2.9 billion rubles, the newspaper writes. “Vedomosti” with reference to calculations by the analytical company DSM Group. According to analysts, this is a record figure over the past five years.

Compared to the same period in 2023, sales increased by 45% in monetary terms and by 33% in physical terms. Last year, in the first 11 weeks, 2.7 million packages of antidepressants were sold for 2 billion rubles.

In the “Pharmacy chain 36.6” (brands “36.6” and “Gorzdrav”) Vedomosti was informed that during the specified period, sales of antidepressants increased by 41% compared to the same period in 2023, in the “Pharmacy 25” network – more than 15%.

As Kommersant FM reported, in 2023, Russians began to spend more on medicines: revenue from retail sales of drugs increased by almost 8%. In total, pharmacies earned almost 1.5 trillion rubles last year. In particular, demand was recorded for antidepressants, drugs to improve sleep, and contraceptives.

Read more in the Kommersant FM article. “Citizens have invested in health”.

Lusine Balasyan