Learn About Meloxicam

Precautions

Exercise caution before taking this medication, ladies! If you have allergies, especially to other NSAIDs, tell your doctor. Meloxicam often doesn't suit your needs when this applies to you! Actually, ladies, go over your whole medical history. Asthma makes this medication unsafe. Other conditions do this too, like liver disease, heart disease, and blood disorders. If you have to take it anyway, which is rare, your doctor needs to give you special instructions!

This med also means a risk of kidney issues. Most of you will manage this, ladies. However, already having kidney disease or liver failure makes this risk extremely high! Being older does this too. Ladies, remember to drink lots of water while taking this med. You'll avoid dehydration that way! Also, avoid driving for a bit until you know how this med affects you. Finally, don't drink alcohol when you're taking this med. It makes your risk of stomach bleeding higher!

Medication Interactions

Make sure you know all the meds you take, ladies. You need to tell your doctor about everything, even supplements and vitamins! OTC meds matter as well. This is very important, since meloxicam causes over 300 medication interactions. These interactions mean a higher risk of side effects!

ACE inhibitors are a massive medication class. However, many of them interact with meloxicam. Just one example is lisinopril. Ladies, you'll see meloxicam interact with many diuretics, lithium, and angiotensin II receptor blockers too! Talk with your doctor about alternative meds where you can. You also can't take meds that increase your risk of bleeding when you need meloxicam. This med also does that, ladies. You can't risk having more than one in your medication regimen! Yes, you have to avoid other NSAIDs. Some meds that treat high potassium interact with liquid meloxicam, ladies. Make sure you pair these properly with your doctor!