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Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine) is an SNRI antidepressant developed by Wyeth as an improved successor to the older drug Effexor (Venlafaxine). Pristiq is engineered to contain solely the pharmacolo…
Read articlePristiq (Desvenlafaxine) is a drug that was approved for the treatment of major depression in 2007. It functions as an SNRI (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) and increases extrac…
Read articleWhen a new antidepressant drug is released, everyone wants to be the first to try it. In most cases, people seem to always believe that newer will equal better in terms of depression relief.…
Read articleThe popularity of antidepressants has changed significantly over time. The first antidepressants called MAOIs were discovered in the 1950s and instantly became the most popular class. As new…
Read articleSNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are also known as dual-reuptake inhibitors because they prevent the reuptake of multiple neurotransmitters in the brain. Most of the second-ge…
Read articleA newly released report from research firm IMS Health collected data on the most prescribed drugs in the United States from June 2013 to July 2014. Although the number one drug was Synthroid…
Read articlePristiq (Desvenlafaxine) is an antidepressant drug that functions as an SNRI (Selective Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor). In other words, it prevents the reuptake of the neurotra…
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