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Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

SNRIs

Father and son ice-cream khanain
gaey. Son nain two ice-creams li
and father said

Son vanilla day do

Son  SNRIs

Vanilla  vanela  vanla + fexine  vanlafexine

Day  des + vanlafexine  desvenlafexine

Do dulextine

Mechanism

 Block norepinephrine reuptake

 Block 5HT transporter

Clinical applications

Major  depression

Others from SSRIs

 Chronic pain (neuropathic pain)

 Anxiety disorders

Side effects

Same as SSRIs

 Less severe as compared to SSRIs

Sexual effects (decrease libido and difficulty to reach climax)

Contents  Major cause of decrease compliance for both SNRIs and SSRIs

Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman