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- Brand name for Propoxyphene HydrochlorideRxList: Darvon
- For mild to moderate painRxList: Darvon
- Maximum recommended 390 mg/dayRxList: Darvon
- Side effects: dizziness, sedation, nausea, vomiting
- Associated with abnormal liver function testsRxList: Darvon
- One of the top 25 most commonly prescribed medicationsABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
- More than 20 million prescriptions were written in 2007ABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
- Made by Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals and Qualitest/Vintage PharmaceuticalsABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
- The United Kingdom banned Darvon in 2005ABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
- More than 3,000 reports of problems have occurred in the United StatesABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
- Top problems: suicide, drug dependence and overdosesABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
- 502 Darvon-related deaths were reported in 2007, 20% were suicidesAttorney at Law: Darvon and Darvocet: Popular Pain Killers Facing Possible Ban (January 30, 2009)
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Darvon, often sold as Darvocet, is a popular painkiller, first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1957. On January 30, 2009, the FDA began a hearing to discuss whether they should withdraw Darvon from public use.ABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)
Withdrawing Darvon
The consumer group Public Citizen has been seeking a ban on Darvon since the mid-1970s. They argue that the drug has weak pain relief compared to more effective drugs available today. Further, the drug poses an overdose risk, and thus has the potential to be used by suicidal persons.ABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)According to the Drug Abuse Network (DAN), there were 503 Darvon-related deaths in 2007, 20% of which were suicides. The DAN only covers about 1/3 of the U.S. population. In Florida, Darvon was present in the bodies of 341 people who died of drug-related causes in 2007.Attorney at Law: Darvon and Darvocet: Popular Pain Killers Facing Possible Ban (January 30, 2009)
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"I have been astonished at how widely used this drug is. It's no longer the most abusable and most dangerous drug in its class, but the fact that there are worse drugs doesn't make Darvon a good drug."—Dr. Jerry Avorn, critic of the pharmaceutical industryABC News: FDA Holds Safety Hearing on 50-Year-Old Painkiller (January 30, 2009)-
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