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Darvocet
Aka: Darvocet, Darvon, Acetaminophen with Propoxyphene
- Indications: Listed for historical purposes only
- Analgesic (discontinued in U.S. 2007 and FDA banned in the U.S. in 2010)
- Dosing: Acetaminophen 650 with Propoxyphene 100 (Darvocet N-100)
- Dose: 1 PO q4-6 hours
- Efficacy
- Propoxyphene 100 equivalent to Codeine 32 mg
- Tylenol alone is as effective as Darvocet
- Li Wan Po (1997) BMJ 315 [PubMed]
- Adverse Effects
- Propoxyphene can cause serious Arrhythmias
- Heaney (1983) Ann Emerg Med 12:780-2 [PubMed]
- Madsen (1984) Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 28:661 [PubMed]