What Are the Ingredients in Darvocet?
Darvocet® (
propoxyphene/acetaminophen) is a prescription pain medication. As with all medications, Darvocet contains an active ingredient (in this case, two active ingredients -- propoxyphene napsylate and
acetaminophen) plus several different inactive ingredients. It is important to note that generic medications can have different inactive ingredients, compared to the brand-name medication.
- Propoxyphene napsylate
- Acetaminophen
- Amberlite
- Cellulose
- FD&C Yellow No. 6
- Magnesium stearate
- Stearic acid
- Titanium dioxide
- "Other inactive ingredients" (not listed specifically).
The ingredients in brand-name
Darvocet A500 tablets are as follows:
- Propoxyphene napsylate
- Acetaminophen
- Anhydrous lactose
- Colloidal silicon dioxide
- Crospovidone
- Magnesium stearate (powder)
- Microcrystalline cellulose
- Povidone
- Pregelatinized corn starch
- Stearic acid (powder)
- Carnauba wax
- Hypromellose 2910 6cP
- Polyethylene glycol
- Purified water
- Sodium citrate
- Titanium dioxide
- FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake
- FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminum Lake.
The inactive ingredients are necessary for various purposes, such as fillers to make the tablet large enough to handle. Other inactive ingredients may be necessary during the manufacturing process or may serve other purposes (such as making the tablets easier to swallow).
