The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking several actions to reduce the risk of overdose in patients using pain medications such as Darvon and Darvocet that contain propoxyphene. The actions were taken because of data linking propoxyphene and fatal overdoses.
The agency is requiring manufacturers of propoxyphene-containing products to strengthen the label, including the boxed [...]

The concumer advacocy group says the painkiller Propoxyphene (Darvon) is dangerous and no more effective than similar drugs
Public Citizen sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today for failing to act on its petition to withdraw Darvon, Darvocet and all drugs containing propoxyphene gradually from the market as has now been required in the [...]