Propoxyphene and acetaminophen mixture (Darvocet)--related radiation-induced pneumonitis. Archives of internal medicine. [Arch Intern Med] Journal article

Title	Propoxyphene and acetaminophen mixture (Darvocet)--related radiation-induced pneumonitis.
Author(s)	Halpern J, Baerwald H, Johnson R, Takita H, Ambrus JL
Source	Arch Intern Med 1985 Aug; 145(8):1509-10.
MeSH	Acetaminophen Breast Neoplasms Drug Combinations Female Humans Lung Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Pneumonia Propoxyphene Radiotherapy Time Factors Virus Diseases
Abstract	In a patient undergoing radiation therapy for recurrent, metastatic breast cancer, a mixture of propoxyphene and acetaminophen (Darvocet) was given for intercurrent viral infection. Discontinuation of therapy with this medication coincided with appearance of pneumonitis, reminiscent of the steroid withdrawal--related radiation pneumonitis.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Case Reports Journal Article
PubMed ID	4026478

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