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What is Meloxicam?

Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 5 1
Mobility 2 0
Arthritis 2 0
Osteoarthritis (OA) 1 0
General health 1 0
Nerve pain, back 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

  7.5mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 15 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Meloxicam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Did not seem to work
1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Other
1 17% Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended
1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Not indicated
1 17% Not indicated: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Meloxicam

Currently Taking Meloxicam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
2
2
2

Stopped Taking Meloxicam

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
3
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
1 100%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.