No One is Safe From Darvocet

Not even you.

Darvocet, along with Darvon and other generic drugs, have caused the accidental deaths of almost 2,000 people in the United States since the year 2005 according to estimations. Why is the year 2005 so important? Because in 2005, the United Kingdom banned the painkiller Darvocet, saving their population from the lethal side effects of the drug. However, the United States did not. Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization that has been fighting to ban Darvocet for over 30 years, argues that the FDA should have banned Darvocet in the States at the same time.

The reason that Darvocet is so dangerous is because it contains propoxyphene. This opioid was found by the FDA to increase the risk for heart arrhythmia, heart attack, and even sudden death. It causes all of these dangerous side effects by altering the electrical potentials inside of the heart, causing irregular heartbeats.

A Darvocet Survivor

Kristine Esposito, a New York native, was a victim of the Darvocet side effect arrhythmia. Soon after she was given Darvocet for minor stomach pains, the 31 year old began to feel an uncomfortable sensation in her chest. This sensation would turn into a near fatal case of arrhythmia which started because of Darvocet.

Kristine was rushed to the emergency room and was forced to undergo electrical cardioversion, which is a procedure that is used to shock the heart into a regular heartbeat, and cardiac ablation, which destroys defective heart tissue. Doctors say that Kristine is very lucky to be alive, but sadly her life span has been cut short due to the nature of the operations performed on her. Because of this, Kristine Esposito is taking her Darvocet lawsuit to court, seeking 10 million in damages.

Darvocet has since been recalled in the United States.

A Darvocet Casualty

John Matuszak was a legend. An Oakland Raiders defensive lineman, and a star, John passed away in 1989 due to heart failure caused by Darvocet. John Matuszak is probably the most famous of Darvocet’s victims.

This proves that no one is safe from Darvocet.

According to Public Citizen, in Florida, which is one of the only states in which advanced drug testing is required during most autopsies, Darvocet has been found to have caused 395 deaths between 2005 and 2009.

Every single day, more and more people are filing lawsuits on behalf of themselves or loved ones who suffered shortened lives due to Darvocet. All of these people have a good shot at getting back at the company Xanodyne, who released a product that should have never made it to the marketplace.