desvenlafaxine succinate
The succinate salt form of desvenlafaxine, a synthetic phenethylamine bicyclic derivative with antidepressant activity. Desvenlafaxine is a selective reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine due to its high binding affinities to the pre-synaptic serotonin and norepinephrine transporters. By blocking both transporters, this agent prolongs neurotransmitter activities of both serotonin and norepinephrine, thereby alleviating depressive state.
| US brand name: | Pristiq |
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| Chemical structure: | butanedioic acid compound with 4-(2-(dimethylamino)-1-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)ethyl)phenol (1:1), monohydrate |