- Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved Effexor SR (venlafaxine hydrochloride) for treating generalized anxiety disorder in adults.
- The approval is based on a Phase 3 trial in Japan that met its primary endpoint at 8 weeks (p=0.012).
- Effexor was previously approved in Japan for major depressive disorder in adults.
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