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propoxyphene

American  
[proh-pok-suh-feen] / proʊˈpɒk səˌfin /

noun

  1. Pharmacology. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C 2 2 H 2 9 NO 2 .


Etymology

Origin of propoxyphene

First recorded in 1950–55; prop(ionate) + oxy- 2 + (di)phen(yl)

Example Sentences

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Companies making generic versions of the drug, known as propoxyphene, will also remove their products, the FDA said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2010

"Due to FDA negligence, at least 1,000 to 2,000 or more people in the U.S. have died from using propoxyphene since the time the UK ban was announced," Wolfe said in a statement.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2010

"Once patients stop taking propoxyphene, the risk will go away," he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2010

"Due to FDA negligence, at least 1,000 to 2,000 or more people in the United States have died from using propoxyphene since the time the U.K. ban was announced," Wolfe said in a statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2010

Since 1978, the FDA has received two requests to remove propoxyphene from the market.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2010

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