Darvocet removed from US market today

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" November 19, 2010 †" The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked that

propoxyphene, sold under the brand names Darvon and Darvocet by Xanodyne

Pharmaceuticals, be removed from the US market. The decision will also affect

generic manufacturers and the makers of propoxyphene-containing products.

New clinical data showing that the drug puts patients at risk for potentially

serious or even fatal heart rhythm abnormalities has prompted regulators to act.

An estimated 10 million patients have used these products. "

Full story at

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/732887?sssdmh=dm1.649572 & src=nldne & uac=15494\

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