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Bextra®
Bextra - a prescription arthritis pain medication manufactured by Pfizer - is part of the COX-2 family of drugs that also includes Vioxx and Celebrex.
According to a study presented to the American Heart Association in 2004, Bextra users may be at double the risk of:
- fatal heart attacks
- increase a patient’s risk of stroke.
Bextra has also been associated with severe skin reactions including:
U.S. FDA Action
On December 9, 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a " black box " warning needed to be placed on all packages and labels of Bextra. The new boxed warning in the label stated that patients taking Bextra have reported serious, potentially fatal skin reactions, including Steven-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
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