Meloxicam : clinically significant GI events
Background rate of GI events in non-NSAID taking population 2,3
Meloxicam 7.5 mg qd (356 pt-years)
Diclofenac 100 mg qd (360 pt-years)
Upper GI perforation, ulceration or bleeding
1. Hawkey et al, BJR, 1998, 37,937-945 2. McDonald et al, BMJ, 1997, 315,1333-1337 3. Singh et al, Am J Med, 1998,105(1B),31S-38S
daily dose in one administration per day