Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,017,787,954 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

valdecoxib
(redirected from Bextra)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
valdecoxib /val·de·cox·ib/ (val?de-kok´sib) a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug of the COX-2 inhibitors group, used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and primary dysmenorrhea.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
And physicians are becoming more leery of thinking that every new drug represents a 'breakthrough' or improvement over existing therapies--something that resulted in part from the problems around Vioxx and Bextra," she said.
Inside the medicine cabinet: health plans must decide whether to ... by Chordas, Lori / Best's Review
And it recommends a "black box warning"--the most serious possible--on the detailed package insert of all three Cox-2 drugs: Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra.
Judge lets Vioxx lawyers discuss FDA memo by Curran, John / Los Angeles Business Journal
Based on this, Vioxx and Bextra may be associated with a higher risk of a heart attack because they are more potent inhibitors of COX-2 enzymes than Celebrex.
COX-2 inhibitors: what you need to know by National Women's Health Report
More results
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.