A class action lawsuit was filed against Pfizer Inc., on behalf of all persons who died or were injured by the pain relief drug, Bextra, the Chicago law firm Kenneth B. Moll & Associates, Ltd. announced Monday.
The Bextra lawsuit accuses pharmaceutical giant Pfizer of failing to properly research the known risks of Bextra, warn consumers of the fatal side effects, and withdraw the drug from the market even when the dangers became widely known.
Pfizer suspended sales of Bextra in the United States and the European Union on Thursday after the Food and Drug Administration concluded that its overall risk versus benefit profile is “unfavorable.”
Bextra belongs to a class of drugs called Cox-2 inhibitors, including Celebrex, another Pfizer drug, and Vioxx, made by Merck & Company. All three painkillers have been amid controversy since September 2004, after Merck pulled Vioxx from the market because it was found to increase a patients’ risk of heart attack and stroke after 18 months of use.
But unlike Vioxx, Bextra was taken off the market because of its potential to cause a rare but serious skin reaction, which is already disclosed on its label, Pfizer said.
The Bextra lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, seeks compensation for those who have died and been injured as a result of their use of Bextra.
(via Business Wire)
4 responses so far ↓
Jean // Apr 11, 2005 at 4:55 pm
Is there a class action lawsuit against Celebrex?
Sherrie Taylor // May 2, 2005 at 11:30 am
I have take all these drugs for a few years, I have a bone desease that these drugs was suppose to help me not hurt me, I have had 7 surgerys, I had a 3 hip surgerys, at age 38 a total hip replacement, I am 42 now. I found out 3 years ago that I have 3 valves leaking in my heart. I did not have this problem when I had my last hip surgery, if so the doctors didn’t find it. My mother was on celebrex also she had 2 heart attacks 2 years ago and then had to have triple bypass, she then was dianosised with lung cancer Nov of 2004 and passed away Jan 2005. Could this medication have caused her heart problems. Please let me know if you can help.
Thomas Hardesty // Jun 12, 2005 at 11:15 am
I used Bextra from dec 18 2003 to nov 2004. In October I experienced shortness of breath on exercising and stopped taking Bextra. In Feb 2005 a stress test showed LAD blockage and in Apr I had 3 stents placed to relieve 90 percent LAD blockage. I have not had high chloesteral or high blood pressure prior. Is this a case for class action or individual and who would determine if the problem was associated with Bextra?
sandi kimmel // Sep 26, 2005 at 9:17 am
mother died in april of chf was taking bextra–was this related??
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