Darvon, Darvocet, Propoxyphene
Darvon and Darvocet are medications that have been prescribed to relieve mild to moderate pain for many years. Propoxyphene is the active ingredient in these medications and also the generic form. There has been concern over the safety of these drugs for quite some time. The FDA had received requests to have these medications removed from U.S. markets in 1978 and again in 2006 due to ongoing concerns regarding their safety. In 2009 an advisory committee met …