FDA pulls common pain med off the market

[Nagishkaw 510]

Washington (CNN) -- The pharmaceutical company that makes the prescription pain medications Darvon and Darvocet has agreed to withdraw the drugs from the U.S. market at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the FDA said Friday.

The FDA says the drug, propoxyphene, puts patients at risk of potentially serious or fatal heart rhythm abnormalities. Since 2009, 10 million people have been prescribed some form of the drug.

"We recommend to physicians stop prescribing the drugs. As for patients, do not stop taking it, but we urge you to contact your health care professional. Do not delay," said Gerald Dal Pan, director of the FDA's Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology.

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc. manufactures Darvon and Darvocet, two brand name versions of propoxyphene. The FDA also asked generic makers of the pain medicine to voluntarily remove their products.

The decision to remove the drug came after the FDA reviewed a new trial study that looked at the drug's impact on heart rhythms.

"The drug's effectiveness in reducing pain is no longer enough to outweigh the drug's serious potential heart risks," the FDA said in a statement released Friday.

Propoxyphene, first approved by the FDA in 1957, is an opioid used to treat mild to moderate pain. It is sold under various names both alone, such as Darvon, or in combination with acetaminophen, such as Darvocet.

Since 1978, the FDA has received two requests to remove propoxyphene from the market, but concluded that the benefits of propoxyphene for pain relief at recommended doses outweighed the safety risks.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/19/fda.removes.drug/index.html?hpt=T2

[nab 74]

but they'll leave the higher dosages (percocet, vicodin) still out there

wish i had more time to research this today... i like digging for info

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

but they'll leave the higher dosages (percocet, vicodin) still out there

wish i had more time to research this today... i like digging for info

I was wondering where you found Sofiyya. Ain't enough meds in the universe to solve that problem.

Washington (CNN) -- The pharmaceutical company that makes the prescription pain medications Darvon and Darvocet has agreed to withdraw the drugs from the U.S. market at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the FDA said Friday.

The FDA says the drug, propoxyphene, puts patients at risk of potentially serious or fatal heart rhythm abnormalities. Since 2009, 10 million people have been prescribed some form of the drug.

"We recommend to physicians stop prescribing the drugs. As for patients, do not stop taking it, but we urge you to contact your health care professional. Do not delay," said Gerald Dal Pan, director of the FDA's Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology.

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc. manufactures Darvon and Darvocet, two brand name versions of propoxyphene. The FDA also asked generic makers of the pain medicine to voluntarily remove their products.

The decision to remove the drug came after the FDA reviewed a new trial study that looked at the drug's impact on heart rhythms.

"The drug's effectiveness in reducing pain is no longer enough to outweigh the drug's serious potential heart risks," the FDA said in a statement released Friday.

Propoxyphene, first approved by the FDA in 1957, is an opioid used to treat mild to moderate pain. It is sold under various names both alone, such as Darvon, or in combination with acetaminophen, such as Darvocet.

Since 1978, the FDA has received two requests to remove propoxyphene from the market, but concluded that the benefits of propoxyphene for pain relief at recommended doses outweighed the safety risks.

http://www.cnn.com/2...dex.html?hpt=T2

Quite frankly I've taken so many percocets I really don't care.

[nab 74]

I was wondering where you found Sofiyya. Ain't enough meds in the universe to solve that problem.

Quite frankly I've taken so many percocets I really don't care.

no narcotics for me, natural healing is the way to go if you wanna live a long and healthy life. pain killers mask the pain, but pain is natural, it is the body's way of telling us something is wrong... you have to find what is giving you pain and fix that!

Edited November 21, 2010 by nab

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

no narcotics for me, natural healing is the way to go if you wanna live a long and healthy life. pain killers mask the pain, but pain natural, it is the body's way of telling us something is wrong... you have to find what is giving you pain and fix that!

You're planning on getting divorced?

[SuperDuper! 230]

Nag is just going to have to load up on some alternative pain killers, then.

Don't forget, Medical MJ does the trick too, according to an undisclosed source here.....

BOING!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Nag is just going to have to load up on some alternative pain killers, then.

Don't forget, Medical MJ does the trick too, according to an undisclosed source here.....

BOING!

Just say NO to drugs.

Edited November 21, 2010 by Nagishkaw

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Nag is just going to have to load up on some alternative pain killers, then.

Don't forget, Medical MJ does the trick too, according to an undisclosed source here.....

BOING!

Awwww, that's cute, did you think that up all by yourself?

Here have a drink.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Awwww, that's cute, did you think that up all by yourself?

Nope, inspired by reading YOUR posts.

Here, have a BOING!

Best Wishes!

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Nope, inspired by reading YOUR posts.

Here, have a BOING!

Best Wishes!

Did you learn anything, there'll be a quiz at the end of the semester.

[nab 74]

You're planning on getting divorced?

hypothetically....

if i were...

and i lived in, where was it ? arizona that just passed the law for medical mj?

would i be able to go to a dr and claim heartbreak?

[Nagishkaw 510]

hypothetically....

if i were...

and i lived in, where was it ? arizona that just passed the law for medical mj?

would i be able to go to a dr and claim heartbreak?

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

hypothetically....

if i were...

and i lived in, where was it ? arizona that just passed the law for medical mj?

would i be able to go to a dr and claim heartbreak?

Memory loss can be cured with mj.

[trillium13 84]

Memory loss can be cured with mj.

Most things can, I think.

[Amby 490]

Hmmmm...the body eventually works out pain on it's own. I don't think pain meds are needed for more than a day or two after a major surgery.