MELOCAM 15MG 5 SUPP

ABOUT MELOXICAM NSAID THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE OXICAM CLASS ANALGESIC ANTI-INFLAMMATORY. MECHANISM OF ACTION OF MELOXICAM THIS DRUG REDUCES THE PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS PERIPHERALLY BY INHIBITING COX1 & COX2 ISOENZYMES. THIS RESULTS ITS ANTINFLAMMATORY ACTION. IT IS A PREFERENTIAL COX2 INHIBITOR. IT ALSO INHIBITS TXA2 PRODUCTION. INDICATIONS FOR MELOXICAM 1. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 2. OSTEOARTHRITIS 3. ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS 4. ACUTE GOUT