Desvenlafaxine
Also called O-desmethylvenlafaxine, ODV and Pristiq.
An SNRI antidepressant. It is the active molecule the body already makes from venlafaxine, sold directly.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
- 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.
Where you encounter it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Desvenlafaxine on the product labels we hold.
Medicines
Every product and list we hold
Sources and notes
- The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Explore its structure
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An O-H fixed directly to a benzene ring. The ring makes that hydrogen easier to give up than an ordinary alcohol's, which is why many phenols act as antioxidants.
From: standard chemistry.
A nitrogen bonded to three carbons, with no hydrogen of its own. Its spare pair of electrons can still pick up a hydrogen ion, so a tertiary amine is a base.
From: standard chemistry.
An O-H on a carbon that is not part of an aromatic ring, the group that makes a molecule an alcohol. It both gives and accepts hydrogen bonds, which helps the molecule mix with water.
From: standard chemistry.
Sources and notes
- The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
- The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- C16H25NO2
- Molecular weight
- 263.37 g/mol
- XLogP3octanol/water, log units
- 2.6
- Polar surface areatopological
- 43.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 4
- Complexity
- 266
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Warning Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H319
Reported Licence
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Desvenlafaxine for human use (NDA 021992, authorized February 29, 2008). Drugs@FDA
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Prescription medicine
- Family
- SNRIs
- Elements
- Nitrogen
- Hazard classes
- Irritant, GHS Warning
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Questions
- What is Desvenlafaxine?
- An SNRI antidepressant. It is the active molecule the body already makes from venlafaxine, sold directly.
- How toxic is Desvenlafaxine?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictogram Irritant. from source
- What kind of molecule is Desvenlafaxine?
- Desvenlafaxine has the formula C16H25NO2 and a molecular weight of 263.37 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under SNRIs, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Desvenlafaxine called?
- Desvenlafaxine is also called O-desmethylvenlafaxine, ODV and Pristiq. from source
- Who licenses Desvenlafaxine as a medicine?
- The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Desvenlafaxine for human use (NDA 021992, authorized February 29, 2008). from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09
Keep exploring
Sources and notes
- The same kind of moleculefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated groupsA structural neighbour in the same family or type group; the line names the group in its own words.
- The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit