Stimulant Medications and Heart Risks
All ADHD stimulant drugs carry warnings that they should not be used by patients with structural heart problems or pre-existing heart conditions (high blood pressure, heart failure, heart rhythm disturbances, or congenital heart disease). These drugs have been associated with sudden death in children with heart problems. They have also been associated with sudden death, stroke, and heart attack in adults with a history of heart disease. The...
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European drug regulators say the painkiller Darvocet (dextropropoxyphene, propoxyphene) should be pulled off the market because patients using the... Read more »
Drugmaker Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily pulled the opioid-based painkillers Darvon and Darvocet from the U.S. market after the drugs were... Read more »
An expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that the painkiller Darvon be banned in the United States.... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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