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Propoxyphene to be withdrawn from U.S. market - FDA

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals agreed to FDA's request to withdraw the propoxyphene painkillers Darvon and Darvocet from the US market, and FDA asked makers of generic propoxyphene to stop selling as well. Trial data showed patients risked serious or fatal heart rhythm abnormalities.

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