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- Generic name: Desvenlafaxine
- FDA approved: February 29, 2008
- Marketer/developer: Wyeth
- Molecular weight: 263.375 g/mol
- Availability: Prescription only
- Route: Oral
- Taken 1 time daily
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In the United States, Pristiq is the brand name for desvenlafaxine, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat severe depression in adults. Pristiq is classified as an serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, and has not been approved for childhood or adolescent depression.
Developed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pristiq is essentially a altered version of the time-release antidepressant Effexor XR.WebMD: FDA Oks New Antidepressant Pristiq (March 3, 2008)

