Information About Darvocet and Darvon Recall
Sunday, January 9th, 2011Have you heard about the recent Darvon Recall? Medical experts has problems treating mild to moderate pains fifty years ago. Their only option was to either use aspirins or narcotics which happen to be a problem. Aspirins are relatively weak while narcotics are dangerous and highly addictive. In the year 1957, good thing happened when the drug Darvon also known as Darvocet was introduced and got an FDA approval. Relieiving mild to moderate pains can be possible with using Darvon which is a mild synthetic opiate. This is a much better substitute for using narcotics because it doesn’t have strong addictive properties. This has been used by a large number of individuals in the US and has been a widely prescribed painkiller by doctors. So, this recall may seem quite a shock for some and a problem to doctors. Now, what was really behind in the recalling of this product?