Rofecoxib
Active Ingredients
- Rofecoxib
Approved Uses *
* Extracted from Drug Label
Manufacturers
- Merck Research Laboratories Div Merck Co Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Vioxx.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Rofecoxib Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Rofecoxib
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 3, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“I would have to walk up and down steps everyday to get to work. I would stop and just pray a little to get up them, as it took every thing in me to do so. when I would get to the top, I would just sto...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on March 27, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“I too loved Vioxx because it was so effective for my arthritis. At the time I was prescribed Vioxx I had severe foot/ankle pain and stiffness in all joints making it hard to walk especially in the ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on June 5, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“I have had arthritis since my twenties, I am in my fifties now. The only time that I have been pain free is when I was on Vioxx. I wish they would bring it back. Like I told my doctor, the people on i...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on April 1, 2012 @ 12:00 am
“Vioxx (rofecoxib) for Pain: I had severe pinched nerve in my neck while on vacation on eastern Europe. My friend (she is a doctor here) got me Vioxx. One pill and 30 minutes later the pain was going ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on November 19, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Vioxx (rofecoxib) for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Vioxx was by far the best medication for Rheumatoid Arthritis. I can not believe that all of us suffering from this painful disease have to continue in such...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on November 19, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Vioxx was by far the best medication for Rheumatoid Arthritis. I can not believe that all of us suffering from this painful disease have to continue in such misery, when the medication that was by far...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Sonny 1 in drugs.com on November 3, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Vioxx (rofecoxib) for Osteoarthritis: vioxx worked so well for me and other patients that my doctor said I quote "Vioxx was taken off the market because it worked so well that it would eventually elim...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on May 4, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Vioxx (rofecoxib) for Rheumatoid Arthritis: When they took Vioxx off the market I lost my life. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I was pain free while on Vioxx. The doctor has prescribed other medicine...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on May 4, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“When they took Vioxx off the market I lost my life. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I was pain free while on Vioxx. The doctor has prescribed other medicines for pain but I can not function with them....”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By MartyNO in drugs.com on March 8, 2011 @ 12:00 am
“Vioxx (rofecoxib) for Pain: The best pain medication ever produced. I would use it if it were brought back on the market. I was taking 25mg every other day and lived pain free. Again it should be the ...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Rofecoxib
Drug Ineffective
“Did absolutely nothing”
Source: Vioxx
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Did the author experience drug ineffective while taking vioxx?
What is this?Drug Ineffective
“Did nothing for me”
Source: Vioxx
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Did the author experience drug ineffective while taking vioxx?
What is this?Headache
“Worked to help ease the arthritic pain, but I was very allergic to it, broke out in lots of hives and welts, sneezing, nosebleeding, headaches , constant itching.”
Source: Vioxx
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Did the author experience headache while taking vioxx?
What is this?