Bextra Pain Medication and Prescription Drug

Bextra is a brand medication meant to treat acute painful conditions and its generic version is known with the name Valdecoxib, this medication is an oral drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). NSAIDs are used primarily to treat pain and arthritis. Other NSAIDs include aspirin and aspirin-related drugs, ibuprofen (Motrin), indomethacin (indocin), naproxen (Naprosyn), diclofenac (Voltaren), sulindac (Clinoril), ketoprofen (Orudis), etc. Offer information on bextra prescription drug and pain medication.

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Bextra works by altering the production of prostaglandins, chemicals manufactured by the body that promote the inflammation of arthritis and cause the pain, swelling and tenderness of arthritic joints. Bextra, like the newer NSAIDs celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx), blocks one of the enzymes that makes prostaglandins (cyclooxygenase 2), resulting in lower concentrations of prostaglandins. As a consequence, pain, swelling and tenderness of joints due to arthritis are reduced. Bextra (like celecoxib and rofecoxib) differs from most other NSAIDs in that it causes less inflammation and ulceration of the stomach and intestine (at least with short-term treatment) and does not interfere with the clotting of blood.

How to Store This Pain Reliever?

Bextra tablets should be stored at room temperature, 59-86 °F (15-30 °C).

For whom this medication is meant for:

Prescribed For: Bextra is used for the relief of pain, fever, swelling, and tenderness caused by osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, but it does not prevent the destruction of joints by the arthritis. Bextra also is approved for the relief of pain of menstrual cramps (primary dysmenorrhea).

Dosage of Bextra

For osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, the usual approved dose of Bextra is 10 mg once daily. For dysmenorrhea, the dose is 20 mg twice daily. Bextra may be taken with or without food.

Possible Drug Interactions with Bracet

NSAIDs can reduce the actions of diuretics such as furosemide (Lasix) and hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril) in some patients and lead to retention of water.