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

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Bextra (valdecoxib) and Pulmicort (budesonide). Common drug interactions include back injury among females and renal failure among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Bextra and Pulmicort. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 46 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 Pulmicort?

Pulmicort has active ingredients of budesonide. It is often used in asthma. eHealthMe is studying from 34,980 Pulmicort users. Check the latest studies of Pulmicort.

On Aug, 06, 2026

46 people who take Bextra and Pulmicort together, and have interactions are studied.

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

female:

Back injury
Bacterial infection
Blood creatine increased
Blood potassium decreased
Blood pressure decreased
Blood triglycerides increased
Cholelithiasis (the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts)
Colostomy
Compression fracture (fracture due to pressure caused by injury)
Decubitus ulcer (a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it)

male:

Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Activities of daily living impaired
Difficulty in walking
Gait disturbance
Cardiac failure congestive
Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
Diarrhoea
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Neutrophil count decreased (less than normal number of neutrophil a type of blood cell)

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

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Activities of daily living impaired
Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)
Chest pain
Coma (state of unconsciousness lasting more than six hours)
Depression
Dizziness
Hallucination (an experience involving the perception of something not present)
Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body)
Influenza

40-49:

Cardiomegaly (increased size of heart than normal)
Chest pain
Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)
Depression
Depression suicidal (suicide depressive disorder)
Hepatic lesion
Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood)
Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect)
Peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs)
Pneumothorax (the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung)

50-59:

Anxiety
Compression fracture (fracture due to pressure caused by injury)
Depression
Drug hypersensitivity
Fall
Femur fracture
Low turnover osteopathy (slow removal of old bone and its replacement by new bone)
Pain in extremity
Rib fracture
Stress fracture (fracture of a bone caused by repeated (rather than sudden) mechanical stress)

60+:

Arthralgia (joint pain)
Pain in extremity
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Muscle twitching
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Stress fracture (fracture of a bone caused by repeated (rather than sudden) mechanical stress)
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Gastric disorder (disease of stomach)
Intestinal functional disorder
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 8 people, 17.39%
High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 15.22%
Breast Cancer: 7 people, 15.22%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 6 people, 13.04%
Ill-Defined Disorder: 5 people, 10.87%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 5 people, 10.87%
Genital Haemorrhage (bleeding from genital): 4 people, 8.70%
Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 4 people, 8.70%
Peripheral Neuropathy (damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system): 3 people, 6.52%
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 3 people, 6.52%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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