The aim of this study was to test antinociceptive properties of venlafaxine in rats with carrageenan-induced pain and inflammation. Pain was provoked with carrageenan (1%) injection into the plantar surface of the rat paw-pad. The effect of venlafaxine on carrageenan-induced mechanical hypersensitivity, mechanical stimulation response (the von Frey monofilament test) as well as the size of carr...

IMPORTANCE Estrogen therapy is the gold standard treatment for hot flashes and night sweats, but some women are unable or unwilling to use it because of associated risks. The serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor venlafaxine hydrochloride is used widely as a nonhormonal treatment. While the clinical impression is that serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are less effective than es...

AIMS In order to anticipate drug-interactions of potential clinical significance the ability of the novel antidepressant, venlafaxine, to inhibit CYP2D6 dependent imipramine and desipramine 2-hydroxylation was investigated in human liver microsomes. The data obtained were compared with the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, fluoxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine and paroxetine. Venlafaxine'...

Pharmacoeconomic evaluation aims to investigate the selection and use of drugs to make patient medication efficient, safe and economical. In this study, a pharmacoeconomic evaluation was performed to assess two treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). A total of 100 outpatients with GAD were enrolled. The patients were divided into the following two groups according to treatment progr...

PURPOSE To determine the cost effectiveness of duloxetine, a new serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, when compared with venlafaxine-XR in treating major depressive disorder. METHODS A cost effectiveness analysis, using a decision tree modelled outpatient treatment over 6 months. Analytic perspectives were those of society (all direct and indirect costs) and the Ministry of Health of ...

A patient treated with venlafaxine for major depression developed an interstitial lung disease (ILD) with the characteristic clinical, radiological and pathological features of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. A high resolution computed tomography scan demonstrated ground glass opacity, mosaic perfusion with air-trapping and traction bronchiectasis in both lungs. The pathological findings ...

The newer antidepressant venlafaxine is known to cause dilutional hyponatraemia, but to our knowledge no reports on localized oedemas in the absence of electrolyte disturbances are available. We present a case in which venlafaxine caused reversible blepharoedema in an otherwise physically healthy patient. Ms. M., a 25-yr-old women, suffered from schizoaffective disorder since being 23 years old...

The aim is to evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect of Venlafaxine in Wistar Albino Rats. Wistar Albino rats were used in the study. Total 18 rats were divided into three groups each of 6 rats. G-A (Control), G-BAspirin (300 mg/kg) and G-C (Venlafaxine (50 mg/kg). All the drugs given 30 min before induction of paw inflammation by Carrageenan. Data was expressed by MEAN±SD and percentage (%). S...

Venlafaxine is a selective serotonin, noradrenalin, and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Although side effects are rare, venlafaxine has very occasionally been associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. We report the case of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with depressive disorder and treated with venlafaxine (Dobupal) at a dose of 150 mg/d for 18 months. When depression worsened, the dose was inc...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the intermediate term efficacy and toxicity of the use of venlafaxine for the control of hot flashes. DESIGN An open-label continuation phase study following a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial that tested three doses of venlafaxine for the control of hot flashes. SETTING North Central Cancer Treatment Group institutions. SAMPLE 102...