Health officials scramble for solution to shortage of depression and anxiety medications

With the most widely used antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills out of stock – and not enough doctors to change prescriptions to alternative medicines – Nelson Mandela Bay patients face a crisis as the national health department scrambles to find a solution.

The Herald has seen a letter sent to the acting district manager, Mzoli Njalo, warning that hospitals should expect an influx of unstable patients in Nelson Mandela Bay...

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