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venlafaxine

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ven⋅la⋅fax⋅ine

[ven-luh-fak-seen, -sin]
–noun Pharmacology.
an oral antidepressant, C17 H27NO2, that is thought to inhibit neuronal reabsorption of serotonin, norepinephrine, and possibly dopamine.
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ven·la·fax·ine   (věn'lə-fāk'sēn, -sĭn)   
n.  An oral antidepressant thought to inhibit neuronal uptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine in the central nervous system. It is structurally unrelated to other antidepressants.

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