 Bextra (valdecoxib) is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). By reducing substances in the body that cause swelling, soreness, and fever Valdecoxib cam be also used to reduce soreness, swelling, and inflexibility caused by osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. Painful menstruation can be taken care of with Valdecoxib too.
Pfizer took a further look at Bextra's clinical trial database after Merck's intentional removal of its best-seller drug, Vioxx. The clinical trial database comprises 8,000 patients treated from six to 52 weeks. The well-liked painkiller coluld add to the risk of stroke or heart attack in patients who had coronary artery bypass surgery is what Pfizer concluded. A prelude study confirmed that the occurrence of strokes and heart attacks among patients tht took the Bextra was in excess of double that of those given placebos per The American Heart Association (November 9, 2004). Additional research is intended.
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Bextra Lawsuit
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