Darvocet® Injury Claims

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Painkillers Darvon® / Darvocet® recalled by FDA due to serious heart rhythm abnormalities.

The FDA announced that Darvon® and Darvocet,® the brand names of the painkiller propoxyphene, have been recalled after new clinical research indicated that the painkiller drugs could cause serious heart rhythm abnormalities. Along with the Darvon® and Darvocet® recall, FDA has also ordered generic drug makers to cease marketing of low-cost drugs that contain the active ingredient in Darvon® and Darvocet® called propoxyphene.

Propoxyphene, an opioid used to treat mild to moderate pain, was approved by the FDA in 1957 but later the drug was questioned over safety concerns.

It has been discovered through electrocardiography that abnormalities occurred in healthy people who take normal doses of Darvon® and Darvocet®. Since 2005, almost 120 million patients in the U.S. have been prescribed Darvon® and Darvocet®.

After the official Darvon® and Darvocet® recall, doctors are being asked to stop prescribing propoxyphene to their patients.

Side Effects include:
• Sudden cardiac death
• Heart attack (non-ischemic)
• Heart failure
• Heart rhythm abnormalities
• Arrhythmia
• Irregular heartbeat
• Atrial fibrillation (A fib)
• Ventricular fibrillation (V fib)
• Long QT syndrome
• Tachycardia
• Heart block
• Bradycardia (slow heart rate)

If you or a loved one used Darvon® or Darvocet® for pain and developed serious heart rhythm abnormalities, please call The Simon Law Firm P.C. at 877-767-3108 or click the link below for a free consultation.  

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