Darvon/darvocet FDA ban

[Karen Ocker]

http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/darvon-pulled-from-market-by-f-d-a/?hp

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/732887

Darvon and darvocet have been removed from the market because they can cause dangerous heart rhythms. Already banned in other countries. Deaths have been reported.

[tamm]

I was on Darvocet years ago for lower back pain.

[titaniumed]

Another one bites the dust.

I will always use the term “double edged sword” when referring to meds.

Ed