Dextropropoxyphene

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Mild to moderate pain.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity, chronic resp diseases, porphyria, pregnancy. Patients on MAOI treatment or within 2 week of stopping treatment.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Suicidal patients, hepatic or renal diseases, lactation, elderly.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Sedation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness.

Drug Category/Class

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Narcotics
  • Antitussive Agents
  • Diphenylpropylamine Derivatives
  • Opioids
  • Analgesics
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
  • Nervous System
  • CYP2D6 Inducers
  • CYP2D6 Inducers (strong)
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
  • Diphenylpropylamine derivatives
Prescribed For the relief of mild to moderate pain
Weight :339.4712
Structure Dextropropoxyphene
Generic Drug Dextropropoxyphene prescribed For the relief of mild to moderate pain
Formula

C22H29NO2

Dextropropoxyphene has 1 Brands listed


Parvodex (65 mg)

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