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What is Piroxicam?

Piroxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID) used to provide relief from pain, tenderness, swelling, and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 33%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20mg as needed 10 mg daily 20 daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Piroxicam (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
2 40% Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe
2 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Other
2 40% Other: 40%
Doctor's advice
1 20% Doctor's advice: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Piroxicam

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Piroxicam

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

Stopped Taking Piroxicam

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 33%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 33%
Never
1 33%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 33%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 67%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 21, 2010.