Why pick on propoxyphene? The evidence demands it.
While propoxyphene may have filled a niche when it was first marketed in 1957, newer, safer agents are now available. Multiple experts list the drug as one to avoid in the elderly patient. Evidence-based practice requires its use be minimized, especially in individuals over the age of 65.
Hutchison
Lisa C
LC
Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' College of Pharmacy, USA.
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