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- noun An
antidepressant of theSNRI class, asynthetic form of a known activemetabolite ofvenlafaxine .
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It is withdrawing application for European approval of its new antidepressant Pristiq, a derivative of its antidepressant Effexor (desvenlafaxine) on rumors it won't be approved by the European Medicines Agency.
Another Poorly Regulated "Derivative"--the Antidepressant Pristiq 2008
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Wyeth also awaits FDA action on depression treatment desvenlafaxine, which was submitted for approval last December.
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New products like desvenlafaxine, in development for treating depression, should shape up to be important catalysts for the stock.
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The research compared the effectiveness and safety of the antidepressant desvenlafaxine, known as Pristiq, to a placebo in a double-blind trial led by Susan G. Kornstein, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and obstetrics/gynecology in the VCU School of Medicine.
innovations-report 2010
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Lexapro (escitalopram), Effexor (venlafaxine) and Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) appear to have less interaction, however.
About.com Depression 2010
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It has down helped me effexor xr 150mg stimulating or calming with my ocd and has systematically shut my absolute desvenlafaxine and brother on life.
Wii-volution 2010
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There is no evidence that desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) is more effective, safer or better tolerated than its parent drug, venlafaxine, or other antidepressants, NPS advises in the latest edition of
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The review notes that the lowest effective dose of desvenlafaxine is not known, and that doses above 50 mg / day are unlikely to provide further clinical benefit and are associated with a higher incidence of adverse effects.
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The recently approved SNRI desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) may cause fewer sexual side effects than some other antidepressants, but more research is needed to confirm this.
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Impax Pharmaceuticals will utilize its 66 neurology-focused sales force to promote Pristiq (R) (desvenlafaxine), a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) as a treatment for adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
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