Darvon and Darvocet taken off the market

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Kay Van Wey

The FDA announced that it is banning the sale of Darvon and Darvocet in the United States. According to a FDA spokesperson, 

"We concluded that the pain relief benefit no longer outweighed the health risks."  

The FDA based it's decision on animal studies that have been available for 30 years. In 2005 Britain banned the drugs. At least 1,000 people have died in the United States from using the ingredient in Darvon and Darvocet, propoxyphene since the 2005 ban in Britain.

Darvon and Darvocet are made by Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Newport, Kentucky, which said it would comply with the FDA's request to withdraw the drug. Generic makers of propoxyphene are expected to follow suit.

 

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