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Darvocet Recall: Timeline of Events
The dangerous side effects of Darvocet have been brought up for over 30 years. Read the timeline of events that has lead up to the recall:
1978 - Public Citizen, a people’s advocacy group that is dedicated to protecting health, safety and democracy, petitioned for the recall of Darvocet, Darvon and other propoxyphene products due to potential dangers. The petition was rejected.
2005 (January 31, 2005) - UK bans the sale of Darvocet.
2006 - Public Citizen petitions for a Darvocet recall once again, citing reasons are due to “high toxicity” and “extremely low margin of safety.” 1
2009 (January 30, 2009) - FDA Advisory committee meets to discuss the continued marketing of Darvocet in the US. FDA decides to only change the warning label following the meeting. 2
2009 (June 25, 2009) - The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) calls for recall of Darvocet in Europe.
2010 (November 19, 2010) - FDA bans all propoxyphene products, which includes the brand name Darvocet, and Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc., the drug’s maker, agrees to recall. 3