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FETTERMAN & ASSOCIATES
Bextra Attorneys
Palm Beach - West Palm Beach - Florida
BEXTRA
Pfizer manufactures Bextra. The Food and Drug Administration approved Bextra for sale in the United States in November of 2001. Celebrex is a COX-2–specific inhibitor similar to Bextra and Celebrex. Bextra is used treat the pain, inflammation, and stiffness that accompany osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. Celebrex was the first of these COX-2 inhibitor drugs to gain FDA approval.
Pfizer has revealed that two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra had a higher risk of stroke and heart attack. Other studies have indicated that patients taking Bextra had a 2.1 times greater chance of heart attack and stroke.
On December 10, 2004, the FDA ordered Pfizer to strengthen Bextra’s box warning. Bextra now includes warnings regarding the risk of life-threatening skin reactions, such as Steven Johnson Syndrome, and a new bolded warning cautioning against the use of Bextra in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Skin-related side effects of Bextra include:
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome, a potentially life threatening skin reaction whose symptoms include blistering, fever, cough, malaise, swelling and lesions of gums, tongue, or lips, excessive tearing or "stickiness" of eyes and sores in the genital tract that lead to painful urination.
- Anaphylaxis
- Angioedema
- Generalized Exfoliative Dermatitis
Fetterman & Associates are experienced Florida pharmaceutical litigation attorneys. We represent people in Palm Beach, West Palm Beach and throughout Florida who have been injured by Bextra.
If you or a loved one has suffered a heart attack, stroke or Stevens Johnson Syndrome as a result of Bextra, call Fetterman & Associates at (561) 845-2510 or (800) 330-HELP (4357) or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations so please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
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