Posted by Larry Hoover on December 23, 2005, at 15:08:23
In reply to Re: Effexor metabolite submitted for FDA approval, posted by jamestheyonger on December 23, 2005, at 14:42:15
> I think desvenlafaxine is the d isomer of venlafaxine, so it is not a metabolite. It will then be metabolized into the active metabolites.
I go with Ed on this, although the existence of two desmethyl metabolites of venlafaxine (the O- and N-), raises some doubt.
I think they've gone with O-desmethylvenlafaxine, and simply contracted the name to desvenlafaxine.
Lar
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