Darvon Side Effects Lawsuit

              Darvon, propoxyphene hydrochloride capsules, is used to relieve mild to moderate pain. It is a white crystalline, odorless powder wit h a bitter tasted.  The drug is soluble freely in water and has a molecular weight of 375.94. Darvon is chemically 2S,3R)-(+)-4-(Dimethylamino)-3-methyl-1,2-diphenyl-2-butanol propionate (ester) hydrochloride.

              Darvon capsules are supplied as 65mg, opaque pink capsules with “Darvon” imprinted in edible black ink on the body. They are provided in bottles of 100. Each capsule contains 65 mg (172.9 µmol) propoxyphene hydrochloride as well as other inactive ingredients such as D & C Red No. 33, F D & C Yellow No. 6, gelatin, magnesium stearate, silicone, starch, titanium dioxide.

              The recommended dose of Darvon is 65mg,  or one capsule, every 4 hours. The recommended maximum dose of the drug is 390mg/day. Patients with hepatic or renal impairment should consider a reduced total daily dose of Daevon.

              Poison Control Center should be called to obtain the most up-to-date information about the treatment of overdose if one were to ever occur. If a propoxyphene overdose were to occur, attention should first be focused on establishing a patent airway and restoring ventilation. Ventilation assisted mechanically, with or without oxygen, may be required and if pulmonary edema is present, positive pressure respiration may be desirable. Antagonist nalxone, the narcotic, will reduce the degree of respiratory depression. 0.4mg to 2mg should be administered, preferably intravenously, promptly.

Cardizem Side Effects
Cardizem Lawsuit

              Cardizem LA, a diltiazem hydrochloride extended release tablet, is used alone or with other antihypertensive medications, to treat hypertension. Cardizm LA is also used for the management of chronic stable angina.

              Cardizem LA Tablets are for oral administration and are formulated as a one-a-day extended release tablet containing 120 mg, 180mg, 240mg, 300mg, 360mg, or 420mg of diltiazem hydrochloride. The tablets are white and capsule shaped with “B” deposed on one side and the diltiazem content (mg) on the other side and should be stored at 77 °F with excursions permitted to 59-86°F. Excessive humidity an temperatures above 86°F should be avoided.

Carbamazepine Side Effects Lawsuit

              Carbamazepine is known as Tegretol USP Chewable Tablets and Tagretol Extended-release Tablets. It is used against epilepsy as an anticonvulsant drug to treat partial seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and mixed seizure patterns. It is also used against Trigemina Neuealgia.

              Tegretol USP is available for oral administration as chewable tablets and as XR tablets. The chewable tablets come in tablets of 100mg and tablets of 200mg and the XR tablets are available as tablets of 100mg, 200mg, and 400mg. The suspension is available for oral administration as 100mg/5mL.

Betaseron Prescription Drugs Side Effects

              Betaseron, also known as interferon beta-1b, is used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The drug is produced by recombinant DNA techniques and is a sterile, purified, lyophilized protein product.

              Interferon beta-1b is created by bacterial fermentation of a strain of Escherichia coilthat contains a genetically engineered plasmid containing the gene for human interferon betaser17 which was obtained from human fibroblast and then altered in an act that substitute serine for the cysteine residue. Interferon beta-1b has a molecular weight of 18,500 daltons and contains 165 amino acids.