Have you or someone you love taken the pain reliever Bextra and suffered harmful side effects? The Orlando personal injury lawyers at the Martinez Manglardi law firm can help you recover your losses.
Despite the increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and deadly skin diseases, Bextra continues to be prescribed to millions of patients. Martinez Manglardi Orlando personal injury lawyers have been helping Florida personal injury victims for more than 35 years by successfully representing them in claims against drug manufacturers and insurance companies.
Our team of personal injury lawyers has won hundreds of millions of dollars in favorable verdicts and settlements for our clients in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents (automobile, truck, motorcycle), defective products, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, insurance contract disputes or theme park negligence claims If you or someone you know has been injured by Bextra, contact our personal injury lawyers today for a free consultation to discuss your rights.
Approved in the U.S. late in 2001, Bextra is prescribed to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other painful conditions. Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra are all part of the family of COX-2 inhibitor drugs. These drugs were developed to provide pain relief as effectively as older, nonprescription drugs known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. However, NSAIDs are known to cause gastric distress, while Bextra and other COX-2 inhibitor drugs provide the benefits associated with NSAIDs, without the stomach discomfort.
Even at the time of its approval, controversy surrounded Bextra. It is alleged that while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was aware of dangerous skin-related side effects that could happen with the use of the drug, it was approved. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a very serious skin condition, as is Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Both of these skin diseases are potential side effects of Bextra, but Pfizer is only now putting a black-label warning regarding these conditions on the package. With Vioxx being pulled from the market in late 2004, there is renewed focus and studies of Bextra and other COX-2 inhibitors’ side effects. Bextra is manufactured by Pfizer, the world’s largest drug maker. Pfizer has responded to suspicions about Bextra by claiming that there is no evidence to link the drug with an increased risk of heart attacks or strokes. However, both Pfizer and the FDA will be conducting further studies of Bextra and other COX-2 inhibitors on the heart.
In 2004, more than 23.9 million prescriptions were filled in the United States for Celebrex and 12.9 million for Bextra. Pfizer, the world’s largest drug manufacturer makes both products and is reluctant to pull the money-makers from the market.
Bextra Personal Injury Lawyers Can Help
Drug and dietary supplement producers may be held liable for the distribution of faulty goods, including equipment and pharmaceuticals. This wide obligation includes the requirement to use reasonable caution when producing a prescription medicine.
If you have suffered side effects from Bextra, don’t wait until Pfizer is forced to remove its product from the shelves to file a claim. You should immediately consult with an attorney who understands the drug, its risk, and the validity of a negligence claim against Pfizer. Contact the Orlando personal injury lawyers at the Martinez Manglardi personal injury law firm to discuss your claim. We offer free consultations in your home, at the hospital, or in our offices. There are no fees or costs unless we win. Call us today in Orlando at 407-846-2240.
Our injury lawyers have been helping Florida’s families since 1988, including Orlando, Orange County, Osceola County, Apopka, Kissimmee, Ocala, Palm Bay/Melbourne as well as other cities and counties throughout Florida.