This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: FMGE 2017, Subject name: Pharmacology
Venlafaxine comes under which class of drugs:- 
Select and explain. 
A. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, B. Serotonergic noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor, C. Serotonin receptor antagonist, D. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
B: Serotonergic noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor
Answer: B: Serotonergic noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor 
Explanation: antidepressant drugs MAO (-) SSRI SNRI MOCLOBEMIDE FLUOXETINE PAROXATINE FLUVOXAMINE SERALINE CITALOPRAM VENLAFAXINE DULOXETINE MILNACIPRAN Venlafaxine : Antidepressant referred as SNRI B/C it inhibits NA and SHT Does not have - cholinergic Adrenergic or Histaminergic propey Sedative propey