Venlafaxine

• ATC Code
• Indication
• NEMLC Recommendation
• Review Indicators
• Date Ratified

ATC CODE

• N06AX16

INDICATION

• Major depressive disorder.

NEMLC RECOMMENDATION

• Approved - for use as a third-line treatment of major depressive disorder and anxiety associated with depression.
  To be prescribed by a psychiatrist only.
  The cheapest of bupropion or venlafaxine to be used.

REVIEW INDICATORS

• New evidence of harm, or a revision in the price of bupropion to make it more economically favourable.

DATE RATIFIED

• 27 January 2011