Darvocet® (
propoxyphene/acetaminophen) is a prescription drug approved to treat mild to moderate pain, with or without a fever. There are three different types of this medication, including:
For Darvocet-N 50 and Darvocet-N 100, the recommended dosage is 100 mg of propoxyphene napsylate and 650 mg of
acetaminophen (equal to one Darvocet-N 100 tablet or two Darvocet-N 50 tablets) every four hours as needed for pain.
For Darvocet A500, the recommended dosage is 100 mg of propoxyphene napsylate and 600 mg of acetaminophen (one Darvocet A500 tablet) every four hours as needed for pain.
For Darvocet-N 100 and Darvocet A500, the maximum recommended dosage is six tablets per day. For Darvocet-N 50, the maximum recommended dosage is 12 tablets per day.
(Click Darvocet Dosage to find out how Darvocet dosing works for people with liver or kidney dysfunction and for tips on using this particular medicine.)
