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FDA Panel Recommends Ban on Popular Painkiller

Submitted by Ross on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 05:04.

An advisory panel has recommended that the FDA place a ban on the painkiller Darvon, one of the most widely prescribed opioid painkillers in the US for at least half a century. The ban would include generic propoxyphene (the active narcotic), as well as the brand-name drugs Darvon and Darvocet. The reason? Studies seem to indicate that the drug is no better than aspirin at controlling pain yet carries with it an excessive potential for abuse, addiction, overdose, and suicide. Narcotic painkillers like propoxyphene fall into three broad cla... Read Full Post

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