venlafaxine

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venlafaxine

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antidepressant
For example, the SNRI venlafaxine blocks both serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake; therapeutic doses of the drug, however, also weakly inhibit dopamine reuptake. Nefazodone, an atypical antidepressant, inhibits serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and is an antagonist at certain serotonin receptors and at α₁-adrenoceptors.
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For example, the SNRI venlafaxine blocks both serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake; therapeutic doses of the drug, however, also weakly inhibit dopamine reuptake. Nefazodone, an atypical antidepressant, inhibits serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and is an antagonist at certain serotonin receptors and at α₁-adrenoceptors.
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