BRAND NAMES

Aflamid (Mexico); Artriclox (Colombia); Exel (Mexico); Flodin (Peru); Loxibest (Mexico); Loxicam (Colombia); Masflex (Mexico); Melocam (Colombia); Mel-OD (India); Melosteral (Mexico); Mexican (Colombia); Mobec (Germany); Mobic (Benin, Burkina-Faso, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory-Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra-Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Curacao, Guyana, Jamaica, Netherland-Antilles, Puerto-Rico, Surinam, Trinidad; Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Republic-of-Yemen, Saudi-Arabia, Syria, United-Arab-Emirates, New-Zealand, Colombia, Hong-Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan); Mobicox (Costa-Rica, Dominican-Republic, El-Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico); Movi-Cox (Indonesia); Mowin (Colombia, Peru); Muvera (India); Rumonal (Colombia); Selektine (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Republic-of-Yemen, Saudi-Arabia, Syria, United-Arab-Emirates)

DRUG CLASS

Meloxicam in a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent.

MECHANISM OF ACTION

Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that exhibits anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities in animal models. The mechanism of action of meloxicam, like that of other NSAIDs, may be related to prostaglandin synthetase (cyclooxygenase) inhibition.

USES

Osteoarthritis.

CONTRAINDICATION

Significant - Aspirin, methotrexate, lactating mother, pregnancy, upper GI bleed, Helicobacter pylori gastritis, peptic ulcer due to H. pylori, peptic ulcer, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer

Possibly significant - Anticoagulants, beta-blockers, lithium, loop diurectics, triamterene/amiloride, hepatic disease, bronchial asthma, congestive heart failure, hypertension.

SIDE EFFECTS

Frequent - Diarrhea, dyspepsia, flatulence.

Less Frequent - anaphylatic reaction, abdominal pain, anemia, anxiety, confusion, constipation, GI bleeding, nausea, nervousness, somnolence, vomiting.

SOURCES

http://www.medscape.com
http://www.mdconsult.com; Mosby's Drug Consult

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Anyone want to share their experience of this drug? I don't have too much information just now and I'm about to start it.

Thanks!

Jan

Edited by strutsy on 09/22/02 05:23 PM (server time).