Some Bextra Users
Are Suffering Severe Side EffectsThe Kahn Gauthier Law Group and ClassActionLawsuit.org
are investigating claims against pharmaceutical company Pharmacia on behalf of
patients who have been prescribed the painkiller Bextra (valdecoxib) and later
suffered side effects such as heart attack, stroke, severe skin reaction, or
other adverse effects. Bextra, a COX-2 inhibitor, was approved by the federal
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 16, 2001, and was marketed in
March, 2002. It can be prescribed for osteoarthritis, adult rheumatoid
arthritis, and primary dysmennorhea.