Please consult your physician before discontinuing any medication.

Anyone who has taken an unsafe drug may be at risk for serious health problems. At Brown & Crouppen, we believe that drug companies who place profit above people must be held accountable for their negligence and the damage they cause to innocent victim’s lives. Our lawyers, skills, credentials and resources have helped our clients get compensation from the manufacturers and suppliers of unsafe drugs and products.

Bextra (valdecoxib) is in a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It is also a COX-2 inhibitor like Vioxx, Merck & Co.’s blockbuster arthritis drug that was voluntarily withdrawn from the market because of the drug’s link to increased heart attack risk.

Like Vioxx, Bextra works by reducing substances in the body that cause inflammation, pain, and fever, and is used to reduce pain, inflammation, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. Bextra is also used to treat painful menstruation.

On April 7, 2005, Pfizer has agreed to suspend sales of the prescription drug Bextra. Amid health concerns, including heart attacks and other "life threatening" side effects, the FDA requested that the drug be withdrawn from the pharmaceutical market.

On October 15, 2004, Pfizer announced that it would be conducting long-term studies on Bextra because two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.

Bextra is also known to induce life-threatening skin and hypersensitivity reactions, conditions that appear in the form of inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth, throat, genitals, intestinal tract, and membrane lining the eyelids. This skin disorder is called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and can lead to lesions and blisters causing intense pain and even death from infection. In November 2004, Pfizer announced that it anticipates Bextra would soon receive a “black box” warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, since Bextra was found to trigger Stevens-Johnson syndrome far more often than any other drug. The “black box” warning – in which warning language is displayed in bold, black type on the drug’s packaging – is expected to impair Pfizer’s ability to market the drug.

Other serious, possible side effects of Bextra include:

• Abdominal pain, tenderness, or discomfort
• Bloody, black, or tarry stools
• Nausea or heartburn
• Bloody vomit
• Unexplained weight gain
• Swelling or water retention
• Unusual fatigue or lethargy
• Yellowing of the skin or eyes
• Flu-like symptoms
• Unusual bruising or bleeding

If you are experiencing any of the above listed side effects, and have taken Bextra, contact Brown & Crouppen immediately for a legal evaluation. Our firm has been building a reputation for success with personal injury clients for almost 25 years. Today, we are one of mid-America’s largest personal injury law firms with over 70 legal professionals and five offices throughout Missouri and Illinois. Brown & Crouppen has thrived because of our shared commitment to deliver the best possible service to clients throughout Missouri and the United States. A large area of our concentration is dangerous drug litigation involving manufacturers and suppliers of unsafe drugs and products.

If you have been injured by Bextra or any other dangerous drug, the manufacturer may have failed in its duty to design, make, inspect and label the product appropriately.

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