2006-12-30 15:06:09 · 4 answers · asked by psxfff123 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Propoxyphene or Darvon/Darvocette is used for mild to moderate pain. The problem is that it does a poor job at controlling that pain. In fact a few studies demonstrated that propoxyphene had less efficacy than aspirin.
It is also easy to overdose on this medication. People find that the medication is not working that well so they may take another dose and that has been known to cause serious problems.
It has been suggested that Propoxyphene should be banned and removed from the marketplace due to it's poor efficacy and high risk of overdose.
Propoxyphene is also substantially weaker than Percocet (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen)
2006-12-30 17:56:57 · answer #1 · answered by Vigilantis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the others so far. I know that propoxyphene is the generic for darvocet, and as far as I know, it is the weakest of narcotics, but it is more dangerous because of people trying to take to much to ease their pain. Codiene, which is given a lot in the form of tylenol 3 in MS, is a little stronger than darvocet. I think the next strongest may be Lorcet,Lortab, Vicodin, all of which is Hydrocone. Then I think, the next strongest may be Percocet, which is Oxycodone, Then maybe Demorol,Morphine,Oxycontin,Dilaudid. I am not sure which of these last four are strongest. There are others, but I am getting in an unknown area to me. All of what I have said are just what I think, but not necessarily what I know.
2007-01-02 07:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Darvocet and propoxyphene are the same thing.
Darvocet is a very low level narcotic pain reliever. Percocet is stronger and used for more intense pain. Its oxycodone with tylenol.
RN on an Onco unit.
2006-12-30 20:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
popoxyphene is a generic so it will be cheaper than darvocet but the generic for percocet is oxycodone not to be confused with oxycontin which is a different makeup but it really depends on where you go for prices you can call the pharmacys and ask depending on how many your doctor perscribed but i will be different all around
2006-12-30 15:08:53 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♫§weetTart§amantha♫♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean Propoxyphene (Darvocet N100).
It is much milder than percocet but is the same thing as darvocet.
More similar to Ultram or tramadol.
2006-12-30 15:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by jdtexas35 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋