Venlafaxine hydrochloride is a prescription antidepressant first introduced by Wyeth in 1993. It belongs to class of antidepressants, called serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI).
Since venlafaxine is under patent, under current United States law, a generic will not be available to U.S. citizens until 2008. The European patent on the drug will hold until 2017.
Antidepressants :: Drugs and Medications

DrugDigest: Venlafaxine ( Effexor ) - Information on dosage, usage, side effects, interactions, and drug comparisons including generics when available.
Effexor XR Side Effects and Withdrawal - Includes data on withdrawal, monthly newsletter and hotline for reporting side effects.
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Effexor XR Approved in the U.S. for Anxiety - News release from March 1999.
Effexor XR Discussion - Bulletin board discussion regarding the advantages and disadvantages of using Effexor XR.
Focus on Venlafaxine - FAQ by Dr Ivan Goldberg.
Side Effects - Side effects registered for Venlafaxine, including withdrawal syndrome.
Venlafaxine (Effexor XR) - Information about Effexor XR (once a day), an SNRI antidepressant, provided by Wyeth Ayerst and athealth.com.
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Venlafaxine (Effexor) - National Alliance for the Metally Ill's FAQ page on Effexor.
Venlafaxine (Effexor) FAQ - Prepared by Ivan Goldberg, MD.
Venlafaxine (healthsquare.com) - PDR Guide to Prescription Drugs: Venlafaxine hydrochloride.
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Venlafaxine (MentalHealth.com) - Includes pharmacology, indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse effects, overdose information, dosage information, and research.
Venlafaxine (PsyWeb.com) - Includes symptoms, effects and warnings about the drug.
Venlafaxine, depression and cocaine - Venlafaxine treatment of cocaine abusers with depressive disorders.
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Venlafaxine: how does it work? - Pharmacological effects of venlafaxine, given repeatedly, on the alpha 1-adrenergic, dopamine and serotonin systems.
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