propoxyphene
- n a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive
- Case in point: propoxyphene (Darvon), which for the elderly offers no better pain relief than aspirin or Tylenol and is known to be addictive.
- In a letter to HEW Secretary Joseph Califano, Wolfe asked for an immediate ban on the sale of the widely prescribed pain reliever propoxyphene, best known as Darvon.
- Preliminary experiments with morphine, caffeine and the painkiller propoxyphene (Darvon) produced similar patterns.