Active-ingredient Dossier

Desvenlafaxine

Active-ingredient Dossier for Desvenlafaxine (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes —…

What is

Desvenlafaxine Desvenlafaxine is a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.

Australian brands containing

Desvenlafaxine — DESFAX — DESVENLAFAXINE — DESVEN — DESVENLAFAXINE SANDOZ — DESVENLAFAXINE VIATRIS — DESVENLAFAXINE-WGR XR — MEDVEN — DESLAXA — DESVENLAFAXINE ALEMBIC

Therapeutic areas

Desvenlafaxine is registered in neurology, with nine brands containing the ingredient.

Sponsor landscape

Six sponsors market desvenlafaxine in Australia: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Medis Pharma, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, Alphapharm, and GM Pharma.

PBS and regulatory activity

Two brands containing desvenlafaxine have PBS-listed items, with the latest PBS schedule date of 1 May 2026. In the 2015–16 fiscal year, government expenditure on desvenlafaxine was $46,464,344.23 across 1,464,961 scripts.