Sunday, November 28, 2010

Does Darvon spell Death?

I've used Darvon as a pain relief medication for my patients ever since it first came out. It has been reported in various news media Darvon and Darvocet have just been removed from the market in November 2010. Little did I expect that a product in use since 1957 would be pulled from the market at such a late date. It has come to light that it has serious side effects including: heart attack, irregular heart rate, & interruption of heart's electrical impulses. I wonder how many of my own patients have been negatively effected by this drug based on the limited information I have had about it until now. As it turns out, it is frighteningly easy to overdose yourself on this medicine

All medicines are Poison, including Darvon. I have always considered that the benefit of its use outweighed its risks and this was backed up by the FDA's own findings. Now we find that the reverse is true and the inherent dangers have caused it to be removed from the market at the FDA's own behest. I will now have to use other drugs that are not reported to have similar consequences, yet relive the discomfort my patients suffer from. Please consult your medical professional about the continued use of this or any medicine before changing dosage on your own.

Melvin H Kirschner, MPH, MD, Family Practice.
Dr. Kirschner recently published a book entitled “All Medicines Are Poison!” It discusses the sorry state of this Country’s health system and suggests how it could be repaired. Buy it here.

1 comment:

  1. Dear Sirs,
    We want to add to this text that we have studied the painkilling substance propoxyphene (DXP) since 1993. Now FDA says that ONE NEW STUDY made them stop Darvon. We have informed FDA about our research since 1999-2000, they know about our 9-10 scientific articles about the substance, we also wrote two doctorial dissertations (2000 and 2001) in Sweden.
    Our research was behind the decision in UK, Sweden and The European Union (EU) to stop the drug. Go to this link, http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/98/3/159.2.full
    Our references are nrs 21-26
    Ulf Jonasson, Doctor of Public Health
    Birgitta Jonasson, PhD
    Search Jonasson+Propoxyphene
    ulf.jonasson@telia.com
    Go to YouTube, Darvon, Distalgeic and Co-Proxamol. The worst drugs ever
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q92lL4kM-JE

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