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Old 11-21-2010, 08:07 AM
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It is totally amazing how long the process of removing a dangerous (and in the case mostly useless, but highly addictive drug)
can take!

Lilly sold the Darvon/Darvocet name years ago to get rid of it and the liability it was causing them.

They extended their patent on this drug from Darvon>to Darvon compound> Darvocet. So they got a "good run" and lots of profits from it before they sold the patent to the other manufacturer.

All patients currently taking this drug should taper off of it with a doctor's supervision. (and avoid other drugs in the meantime with long QT potential, to lessen cardiac events)

This is a website with lists of drugs involved in this side effect:
http://www.azcert.org/
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