Venlafaxine

Venlafaxine is a tertiary amino compound that is N,N-dimethylethanamine substituted at position 1 by a 1-hydroxycyclohexyl and 4-methoxyphenyl group. It has a role as an antidepressant, a serotonin uptake inhibitor, an adrenergic uptake inhibitor, a dopamine uptake inhibitor, an analgesic, an environmental contaminant and a xenobiotic. It is a member of cyclohexanols, a tertiary alcohol, a tertiary amino compound and a monomethoxybenzene.