Bextra and Hydramine drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Bextra (valdecoxib) and Hydramine (diphenhydramine hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include vomiting among females and rib fracture among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Bextra and Hydramine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 43 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Bextra?

Bextra has active ingredients of valdecoxib. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 20,994 Bextra users. Check the latest studies of Bextra.

What is Hydramine?

Hydramine has active ingredients of diphenhydramine hydrochloride. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 114,900 Hydramine users. Check the latest studies of Hydramine.



On Jul, 15, 2026

43 people who take Bextra and Hydramine together, and have interactions are studied.

Bextra and Hydramine drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Bextra and Hydramine, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Vomiting
  2. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  3. Abdominal pain upper
  4. Chest pain
  5. Drug ineffective
  6. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  7. Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus)
  8. Weight decreased
  9. Anxiety
  10. Asthma

male:

  1. Rib fracture
  2. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe)
  4. Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
  5. Diarrhoea
  6. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  7. Fungal infection
  8. Headache (pain in head)
  9. Hepatic cyst
  10. Hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease)

What are the common drug interactions of Bextra and Hydramine, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

  1. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  2. Vomiting
  3. Abdominal pain upper
  4. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  5. Suicidal ideation
  6. Weight decreased
  7. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  8. Drug ineffective
  9. Drug withdrawal syndrome (interfere with normal social, occupational, or other functioning. are not due to another medical condition, drug use, or discontinuation)
  10. Chest pain

20-29:

  1. Adenocarcinoma (malignant tumour formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue)
  2. Adenoma benign (non-cancerous tumour -secreting)
  3. Adnexa uteri cyst (ovarian cysts)
  4. Allergic sinusitis
  5. Anxiety
  6. Aortic arteriosclerosis (hardening of the aortic arteries)
  7. Aortic calcification (aortic calcification sign of heart valve disease)
  8. Aortic valve sclerosis (narrowing of the aortic valve)
  9. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  10. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)

30-39:

  1. Back pain
  2. Bursitis (inflammation of a bursa, typically one in the knee, elbow, or shoulder)
  3. Chest injury
  4. Chest pain
  5. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes, caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin)
  6. Dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation)
  7. Essential hypertension (primary hypertension)
  8. Excoriation (to tear or wear off the skin of)
  9. Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  10. Myalgia (muscle pain)

40-49:

  1. Anxiety
  2. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  3. Asthma
  4. Bone disorder
  5. Bone pain
  6. Cardiac failure congestive
  7. Dental caries
  8. Granuloma (a small area of inflammation due to tissue injury)
  9. Injury
  10. Neutropenia (an abnormally low number of neutrophils)

50-59:

  1. Bipolar disorder (mood disorder)
  2. Blood cholesterol increased
  3. Blood glucose fluctuation
  4. Blood glucose increased
  5. Blood potassium decreased
  6. Blood pressure increased
  7. Blood sodium decreased
  8. Blood triglycerides increased
  9. Body height decreased
  10. Bursitis (inflammation of a bursa, typically one in the knee, elbow, or shoulder)

60+:

  1. Asthma
  2. Chronic kidney disease
  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe)
  4. Constipation
  5. Dermatitis allergic (inflammation of the skin due allergic reaction)
  6. Drug ineffective
  7. Fracture nonunion (permanent failure of healing following a broken bone)
  8. Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the oesophagus)
  9. Lung disorder (lung disease)
  10. Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 8 people, 18.60%
  2. Anaemia (lack of blood): 5 people, 11.63%
  3. Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 9.30%
  4. Sleep Disorder: 4 people, 9.30%
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 4 people, 9.30%
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 4 people, 9.30%
  7. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 4 people, 9.30%
  8. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 4 people, 9.30%
  9. Weakness: 3 people, 6.98%
  10. Headache (pain in head): 3 people, 6.98%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on valdecoxib and diphenhydramine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Bextra and Hydramine, respectively), and Bextra and Hydramine (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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