Shortage of psychotropic medications in community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia: Causes and solutions

• Main Authors: Yazed Sulaiman Al-Ruthia (Author), Wael Mansy (Author), Mohammad Barasin (Author), Yazeed Mohammad Ghawaa (Author), Mohammed AlSultan (Author), Mohammad A. Alsenaidy (Author), Solaiman Alhawas (Author), Sultan AlGhadeer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Patients with mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, who seek medical care in private psychiatric clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have recently expressed concerns to doctors about difficulty in filling psychotropic medications, such as Amitriptyline and Aripiprazole, at retai...