Bextra was pulled from the market due to its association with heart attack and stroke. If you had a Bextra heart attack or Bextra stroke, you should immediately contact Bextra heart attack lawyer and Bextra stroke attorney Casey Flynn. If you feel that your Bextra heart attack or Bextra stroke was caused by Bextra, you may have a claim against the maker of Bextra. The maker of Bextra should be liable for your Bextra heart attack or Bextra stroke and Bextra heart attack and Bextra stroke attorney Casey Flynn can get you the compensation you deserve.
On April 7, 2005, the FDA and European regulators formally asked Pfizer to suspend sales of Bextra in the United States and Europe. As a result, Pfizer announced it would halt sales of the drug in the United States and the European Union countries immediately. The FDA stated that the risks posed by Bextra outweigh its benefits. These risks include a high rate of heart attacks, strokes, other cardiovascular injuries and Stevens Johnson Syndrome.
Bextra (generic name: valdecoxib), a Cox-2 Inhibitor drug, is in the same drug family as Vioxx, Celebrex and Naproxen. People prescribed Bextra have experienced a higher number of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems. Bextra is prescribed for the treatment of adult rheumatoid arthritis, and the pain associated with menstrual cramping.
