Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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Expert_badge Karen Lee Richards

Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.

FDA Pulls Darvon and Darvocet From the Market

Last Friday the FDA announced that Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals had agreed to withdraw propoxyphene – better known by the brand names Darvon and Darvocet – from the U.S. market due to new data showing that the drug can cause serious toxicity to the heart, even when used at therapeutic doses. The FDA concluded that the safety risks of... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Karen Lee Richards

Karen Lee Richards

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Co-Founder of the National Fibromyalgia Assn.

Darvon and Darvocet will Stay on the Market

I know many of you who take Darvon or Darvocet have been concerned ever since the FDA announced that it was considering a Public Citizen petition to remove these and other drugs containing propoxyphene from the market due to the high risk of overdose in patients taking them.  You'll be relieved to know that, for now at least, the FDA has... Read moreChevron

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