propoxyphene

Companies manufacturing generic versions of the drug, known as propoxyphene, will also removing their products, the FDA said.

Painkiller Darvon pulled because of risk to heart Rob Stein 2010

The prescription-only drug also is known by its generic name propoxyphene

Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer 2009

Overdose Warning for Pain Drug Propoxyphene propoxyphene, which is sold generically and under the brand names Darvon and Darvocet.

Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

And earlier this month, the FDA ordered manufacturers of pain medications containing an ingredient called propoxyphene to strengthen the drug labels, including a boxed warning that emphasizes the potential for overdose in people taking these pain medications, which include the older pain drugs Darvon and Darvocet.

U.S. News 2009

Darvocet and their generic cousins, but is letting them stay on the market. announced several actions Tuesday to reduce the risk of overdose in patients using pain medications that contain propoxyphene, which is considered a weak pain reliever but is commonly prescribed.

Breaking News: CBS News 2009

Seizures can occur in patients who have used benzodiazepines for the treatment of seizure disorders, in patients who are physically dependent on benzodiazepines or in patients who have ingested drugs (e.g., cyclic antidepressants, cocaine, lithium, methylxanthines, isoniazid, propoxyphene, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, bupropion HCl and cyclosporine) that place them at risk for the development of seizures. 5

Flumanazil 2010

The Food and Drug Administration said today that the painkiller propoxyphene is being withdrawn from the market because it has been linked to a potentially deadly heart-rhythm abnormality, even when taken at recommended doses.

Darvon, Darvocet pulled from market due to potentially fatal heart problems 2010

The FDA noted that propoxyphene had been associated with more than 2,100 reports of serious problems — including suicide, overdose, cardiac arrest, and death — since it was first launched in 1957.

Darvon, Darvocet pulled from market due to potentially fatal heart problems 2010

Our Best Buy Drugs report on opioid pain medicines has long recommended against using products containing propoxyphene because of safety concerns.

Darvon, Darvocet pulled from market due to potentially fatal heart problems 2010

While the agency went against that advice and allowed propoxyphene to remain on the market, it also directed the manufacturer, Xanodyne, to conduct the study that found the heart-rhythm dangers.

Darvon, Darvocet pulled from market due to potentially fatal heart problems 2010