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Bextra

Bextra

1 9.7
A brand name for a medicine that reduces pain and swelling with less stomach upset than some painkillers
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • The largest U.S. criminal fine ever was a $1.3 billion payment by drugmaker Pfizer in 2009, part of a $2.3 billion settlement in a case involving the misbranding of Bextra, an anti-inflammatory arthritis drug.
  • Bextra and Celebrex

Examples

  • When discussing options for pain management, many healthcare providers recommend Bextra.

  • Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra, and all other drug brand names are registered.

    Blog text (20)

  • 2. 2009: Pfizer pays $2.3 billion for marketing fraud related to Bextra, Lyrica, and other drugs.

    Blog text (14)

  • The compound works in much the same way as the well-known drugs Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra, but it is hoped without their side effects.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra, for example, are COX-only inhibitors.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In a huge settlement in 2009, for instance, Pfizer Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for misbranding the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra.

    Blog text (25)

  • Bextra is a well-known painkiller that was developed as a Cox-2 inhibitor.

  • Studies have shown that Bextra can provide effective relief from arthritis pain.

Synonyms

valdecoxib
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  • Specialized
9.5

A medicine that reduces pain and swelling, later taken off the market

is the marketed brand form used for selling the same medicine

Surface Forms

Bextra main

Etymology

Bextra is a brand name for the drug valdecoxib, not a normal English word. A helpful way to remember it is to read Bextra as B + extra, where extra means 'more', suggesting more pain relief with less stomach upset, which is what the drug promised.