Bextra is classified as an NSAID, or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Bextra worked to reduce inflammation, pain and fever in the body. However, patients taking Bextra suffered strokes, heart attacks and serious skin reactions while using the drug. Therefore, the makers of Bextra voluntarily withdrew the drug from the market in 2005. However, there are still many people who suffer from side effects and injury after using Bextra.
Bextra was generally prescribed to patients with osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. It was also used in patients who suffered from painful menstruation.
However, patients taking Bextra suffered strokes, heart attacks and serious skin reactions while using the drug. Other side effects included:
- hives
- itchy, painful skin
- difficulty breathing
- swelling of the lips and face
- abdominal pain
- nausea
- bloody vomit
- bloody or discolored stools
- flu-like symptoms
- bruising or discoloration
- headache
Also, people who suffer from certain illnesses should not have used Bextra, including people who:
- smoke
- have liver disease
- have an ulcer
- drink alcohol
- have asthma
- have kidney disease
- have congestive heart failure
- have fluid retention
- have high blood pressure
- have a bleeding disorder
- were taking a steroid medication
Therefore, the makers of Bextra voluntarily withdrew the drug from the market in 2005. However, there are still many people who suffer from side effects and injury after using Bextra, and unfortunately, there are people who haven’t heard of the risks of Bextra, so it is possible the drug still remains in some people’s medicine cabinets. Contact a personal injury lawyer if you’ve suffered an injury after using Bextra.
Some recent Bextra cases include people who have suffered heart attacks, strokes, and skin diseases such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
