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These are examples of drugs Worst Pills warned readers about well before they were taken off the market.
Generic Name (BRAND NAME)
Date Withdrawn in US
Worst Pills, Best Pills Readers Warned Not to Use
Propoxyphene (DARVON)
November 2010
1988
Sibutramine (MERIDIA)
October 2010
April 1998
Tegaserod (ZELNORM)
March 2007
June 2004
Valdecoxib (BEXTRA)
April 2005
December 2002
Rofecoxib (VIOXX)
September 2004
April 2001
Cerivastatin (BAYCOL)
August 2001
March 1998
Cisapride (PROPULSID)
March 2000
August 1998
Troglitazone (REZULIN)
January 1998
Grepafloxacin (RAXAR)
October 1999
Bromfenac (DURACT)
June 1998
December 1997
Dexfenfluramine (REDUX)
September 1997
July 1996
