Pharmacies grow sales of antidepressants and condoms during pandemic
Between April and May 2020, the sale of face masks, gel, and antibacterial spray, as well as other supplies to stop the virus, soared
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This are the products that grew on-demand the first months of the pandemic in pharmacies in Mexico. (Pixabay)
The products that grew on-demand the first months of the
pandemic in
antidepressants, and
condoms .
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Between April and May 2020, the sale of face masks, gel, antibacterial spray, and other supplies to stop the virus increased their sales by 100 percent. Since December 2020, products to treat and stop the
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The stress that the coronavirus pandemic has caused in the population in Mexico has led to an increase of up to 30% in the sale of antidepressants compared to the start of the health emergency, Mexican pharmacists said on Wednesday, December 23rd.
“There has been a sustained increase of 30% in the sale of antidepressants since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Juvenal Becerra, president of the National Union of Pharmacy Entrepreneurs (Unefarm), who attributed this situation to “stress caused to the population”.
The increase in the sale of drugs such as diazepam, clonazepam or methylphenidate . . .
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