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Effexor XR®

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Effexor XR is an extended -release capsule for oral administration that contains venlafaxine hydrochloride, a structurally novel antidepressant. It is designated (R/S)-1-[2-(dimethylamino) -1-(4-methoxy phenyl) ethyl] cyclohexanol hydrochloride or (±)-1-[α- [(dimethylamino) methyl]-p- methoxy benzyl] cyclohexanol hydrochloride and has the empirical formula of C17H27NO2 HCl.

Its molecular weight is 313.87. The structural formula is shown below.

Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride) Structural formula illustration

Venlafaxine hydrochloride is a white to off-white crystalline solid with a solubility of 572 mg/mL in water (adjusted to ionic strength of 0.2 M with sodium chloride). It s octanol: water (0.2 M sodium chloride) partition coefficient is 0.43.

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