[lynnie2k]

pill is white and oblong in shape, not scored, with a 4-point star imprint on one side and a 20 imprint on the other. smallish in size. If someone can only tell me the manufacturer, that would give me something to go on. I am out of ideas.

[robo]

This pill is Bextra 20 mg
Generic Name Valdecoxib

Bextra is an anti-inflammatory drug which belongs to the family of the COX-2 inhibitors, which also includes Vioxx and Celebrex.

BEXTRA Tablets 20 mg are white, film-coated, and capsule-shaped, debossed "20" on one side with a four pointed star shape on the other.

You will find an image at the bottom of the PDR page for Bextra at
http://www.drugs.com/PDR/Bextra_Tablets.html

From bextra.com
On April 7, 2005 the Food and Drug Administration requested that Pfizer suspend sales of BEXTRA in the United States. As a result, BEXTRA will no longer be available to patients in the United States.
For more info see
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/COX2/default.htm

[lynnie2k]

Thanks so much for your help!