Darvon and Darvocet (painkillers ) pulled from market

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*Darvon Pulled from

Market<http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2 & c=7670 & l=16 & ctl=35F20:9ADAB8338\

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WASHINGTON -- The FDA has asked manufacturers of painkillers containing

propoxyphene -- best known under the brand names Darvon and Darvocet -- to

stop selling the drugs because of a potential for serious cardiac

arrhythmias.

LINK<http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/PainManagement/tb/23521?utm_sour\

ce=breaking-news & utm_medium=email & utm_campaign=breaking-news>

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