Last reviewed · How we verify
Pristiq — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake
Neuroscience
Small molecule
Live · refreshed every 30 min
Target snapshot
Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine Succinate) — Pfizer. Potentiates serotonin and norepinephrine in CNS through reuptake inhibition.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pristiq TARGET | Desvenlafaxine Succinate | Pfizer | marketed | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake | 2008-01-01 |
| Cymbalta | duloxetine | Eli Lilly and Company | marketed | Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake | 2004-08-03 |
| Effexor | Venlafaxine Hydrochloride | Pfizer | marketed | Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake transporters | 1993-01-01 |
| Venlafaxine XR | Venlafaxine XR | Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea | marketed | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT); Norepinephrine transporter (NET) | |
| toludesvenlafaxine hydrochloride sustained-release tablets | toludesvenlafaxine hydrochloride sustained-release tablets | Shanghai Mental Health Center | marketed | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET) | |
| VenlafaxineXR | VenlafaxineXR | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | marketed | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT); Norepinephrine transporter (NET) | |
| Higher-dose venlafaxine | Higher-dose venlafaxine | University of Pittsburgh | marketed | Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) | Serotonin transporter (SERT), norepinephrine transporter (NET) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
Sponsor landscape (Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class)
- Pfizer · 3 drugs in this class
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer · 3 drugs in this class
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · 2 drugs in this class
- Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- Eli Lilly and Company · 2 drugs in this class
- New York State Psychiatric Institute · 1 drug in this class
- North Dakota State University · 1 drug in this class
- Ministry of Health & Welfare, Korea · 1 drug in this class
- Purdue Pharma, Canada · 1 drug in this class
- Shanghai Mental Health Center · 1 drug in this class
Subscribe to ongoing alerts
Push every new event for this competitive set into your RSS reader, IFTTT/Zapier workflow, or email digest:
- Pristiq CI watch — RSS
- Pristiq CI watch — Atom
- Pristiq CI watch — JSON
- Pristiq alone — RSS
- Whole Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class — RSS
Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Pristiq — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pristiq. Accessed 2026-05-13.
Build your own brief
Pick any drug + add comparators:
https://druglandscape.com/ci/{slug}— auto-detected competitorshttps://druglandscape.com/ci/{slug}?vs=drug1,drug2,drug3— explicit comparators- Brand names auto-resolve:
/ci/keytruda→ 301 →/ci/pembrolizumab