Bextra (valdecoxib) Linked to Dangerous Side Effects - Stevens Johnson Syndrome, Heart Attacks, Strokes
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Bextra (valdecoxib) was a popular pain reliever commonly used to treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
Bextra was recalled after it was linked to extremely dangerous side effects, including Stevens Johnson Syndrome, heart attacks, and strokes.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, also known as (SJS) is a potentially deadly skin disease that usually results from a drug reaction. SJS is related to a similar disease called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. SJS results from a sulfa drug-related allergic reaction.
Both SJS (Stevens Johnson Syndroe) and TEN (Necrolysis) can be
deadly. Even when not fatal, SJS and TEN are extremely painful. SJS and
TEN are caused by an allergic reaction to a drug containing sulfa.
Bextra contains sulfa and causes Stevens Johnson Syndrome.
SJS can cause severe pain, not to mention the visual stress and anxiety.
You trusted the manufacturer of Bextra, G.D. Searle & Co., to make sure their arthritis drug was safe.
But they put profits before people, marketing a drug they knew caused
severe skin reactions like Stevens Johnson Syndrome, and was known to
cause cardiovascular problems like heart attacks and strokes in
otherwise healthy users.
Bextra was finally recalled from the American market, but the recall
came far too late for thousands of people who trusted Bextra to relieve
their pain, and instead were injured by it.
If you took Bextra and you have Stevens Johnson Syndrome or suffered a heart attack or stroke, the lawyers at The Montgomery Law Firm can let you know if you qualify for a Bextra lawsuit. Don't let Searle get away with damaging your health.
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