A very good question, renieghpaige, for which I have no answer. The drug
monograph recommends that venlafaxine (Effexor) be taken with food, however, it also states that: "food has no significant effect on the absorption of venlafaxine or formation of the active metabolite O-desmethylvenlafaxine."
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