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Darvon - PP-Cap - Dosage - Side Effects - Drug Interactions - Warnings

(UPDATE 11/19/10 - Darvocet and Darvon have been removed from the market in the U.S.) Darvon (Darvon-N, PP-Cap, propoxyphene) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Propoxyphene, brand name drugs include Darvon, Darvon-N and PP-Cap, is a narcotic painkiller. The medication propoxyphene comes as a tablet, capsule, and liquid to take by mouth. The medicine Darvocet, contains the drugs propoxyphene and acetaminophen.
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Facts About Analgesics (Painkillers)
Analgesic medications are commonly referred to as painkillers. Darvon was an analgesic medication but is no longer on the market.

Drugs A-Z - Propoxyphene / Darvon, Darvon-N, PP-Cap
Propoxyphene is a schedule C-IV controlled substance. Propoxyphene is a synthetic opiate agonist. Structurally, propoxyphene is more similar to methadone than to morphine. Compared with codeine, propoxyphene is one-half to two-thirds as potent an analgesic.

Propoxyphene overdose
Poisoning from an overdose of propoxyphene.

Drug Profile: Propoxyphene (Darvon)
Drug profile and essential information on the drug propoxyphene (Darvon), from UMM.

Drug Profile: Propoxyphene and Aspirin
Drug Profile and essential information for Propoxyphene and Aspirin, from UMM.

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