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Venlafaxine XR

DIN 02385937 · Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC Likely a generic

What it is

Active ingredients
Form and route
Capsule (Extended-Release) · Oral
Schedule
PRESCRIPTION
Authorised since
2012-06-10

Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database. Data current as of 2026-08-12.

Products with the same active ingredient

Grouped by Health Canada’s active-ingredient group number. Products in a group do not always share a strength — check the strength above against your own. Sharing an active ingredient does not mean two products can be substituted for each other: whether a substitution is permitted is a provincial decision, and this page does not show it. Ask a pharmacist.

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Ontario Drug Benefit coverage

As of 31 July 2026

General benefit Part III-A

Ontario lists this product as a general benefit under the Ontario Drug Benefit program — Part III-A of the Formulary/CDI. For someone eligible for ODB, it is covered without a drug-specific approval.

What ODB pays per unit
$0.1825

This is what the Ontario Drug Benefit program reimburses a pharmacy for one unit, as of 31 July 2026. A deductible and a co-payment sit on top of it and differ by program — ODB, the Trillium Drug Program and the seniors co-payment each work differently — so it is not the figure anyone is charged at a counter. It also says nothing about private, workplace or federal coverage.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Health — ODB Formulary. Data current as of 2026-07-28. Ontario only. Formulary edition 4342, effective 31 July 2026.

Products Ontario considers interchangeable

As of 31 July 2026

Ontario groups these products together at 75mg ER Cap and will substitute one for another at a pharmacy counter in Ontario.

Ontario lists 4 further products in this group that are not currently marketed in Canada. They are not shown.

This is Ontario’s designation, under the Ontario Drug Benefit program, and it applies in Ontario. It is a different statement from the same-active-ingredient list above, which is Health Canada’s grouping and carries no substitution meaning at all. No other province’s rules are shown on this page, and a designation here is not a recommendation to switch — that is a conversation with a pharmacist or prescriber.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Health — ODB Formulary. Data current as of 2026-07-28. Ontario only. Formulary edition 4342, effective 31 July 2026.

How it is classified

Anatomical main group
Nervous system
ATC code
N06AX16

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code records the body system a medicine acts on and its chemical grouping. It is not a statement of what this medication treats, and nothing on this page is. For the full classification of N06AX16, see the WHO ATC/DDD Index.

Recalls and safety alerts

As of 12 August 2026

Possible matches

These notices name a product name that more than one company sells. They may or may not concern this manufacturer’s product — Health Canada’s data does not say. They are not recalls of this product.

  • VENLAFAXINE XR: out of specification

    10 March 2026Product qualityType II

    Possible match. This notice names “VENLAFAXINE XR”, and 15 authorised products from 5 companies are sold under that name. The notice does not say which of them is affected.

  • Venlafaxine XR Product Recall (2019-12-20)

    20 December 2019Product safetyType II

    Possible match. This notice names “VENLAFAXINE XR”, and 15 authorised products from 5 companies are sold under that name. The notice does not say which of them is affected.

This list may be incomplete. Health Canada’s recalls data carries no DIN, so notices are matched on wording alone. Search Health Canada recalls for Venlafaxine XR → How RxMonitor matches recalls, and how often it fails

Source: Health Canada — Recalls and Safety Alerts. Data current as of 2026-08-12. Matched on product name, not on DIN — the feed carries none.

Important:

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Always talk to a pharmacist or physician about your own medication, and never start, stop or change one based on what you read here.